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Word: Contracture
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French, or from Latin contractura, from Latin contract- ‘drawn together’, from the verb contrahere
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈtraktʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a condition of shortening and hardening of muscles, tendons, or other tissue, often leading to deformity and rigidity of joints
Short Definition:condition of shortening and hardening of tissue, often leading to deformity and rigidity of joints
Examples:- contracture of the hip in cerebral palsy
- the contractures had been caused by intramuscular injections
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