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n. [L. cum, together; trahere, to draw]Contraction of muscles enduring after stimulus has ceased.
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contracture — [ kɔ̃traktyr ] n. f. • 1676; « contraction » 1611; lat. contractura 1 ♦ Archit. Rétrécissement de la partie supérieure d une colonne. 2 ♦ (1808) Méd. Contraction prolongée et involontaire d un ou plusieurs muscles. ⇒ crampe, spasme, tétanie.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
contracture — 1650s, from Fr. contracture, from L. contractura a drawing together, from contractus, pp. of contrahere (see CONTRACT (Cf. contract)) … Etymology dictionary
Contracture — Con*trac ture (?; 135), n. [L. contractura a drawing together.] (Med.) A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contracture — CONTRACTURE. subst. f. Terme d Architecture. Rétrécissement qui se fait dans la partie supérieure d une colonne … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
contracture — [kən trak′chər] n. a condition of abnormal shortening or shrinkage of a muscle, tendon, etc., often with persistent flexion or distortion at a joint … English World dictionary
Contracture — This article refers to orthopedic contractures; for other types of contractures see the See Also section below. Contracture Classification and external resources ICD 10 M24.5, M62.4, M67.1, M72.0, T … Wikipedia
Contracture — Une contracture, terme utilisé le plus souvent dans le milieu sportif, est une contraction musculaire involontaire d un certain nombre de fibres musculaires au sein d un même muscle ou d un groupe musculaire, d une durée inhabituellement longue,… … Wikipédia en Français
contracture — Static muscle shortening due to tonic spasm or fibrosis, to loss of muscular balance, the antagonists being paralyzed or to a loss of motion of the adjacent joint. [L. contractura, fr. con traho, to draw together] Dupuytren c. a disease of the… … Medical dictionary
contracture — n. fibrosis of skeletal muscle or connective tissue producing shortening and resulting in deformity of a joint. See also: Dupuytren s contracture, Volkmann s contracture … The new mediacal dictionary
Contracture de Dupuytren — Maladie de Dupuytren Maladie de Dupuytren CIM 10: M72.0 {{{CIM10}}}.0 {{{X.0}}} … Wikipédia en Français
contracture — noun Date: 1658 a permanent shortening (as of muscle, tendon, or scar tissue) producing deformity or distortion … New Collegiate Dictionary
