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contracture

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. contracture (noun)
  2. capsular contracture (noun)
  3. Dupuytren's contracture (noun)
  4. ischemic contracture (noun)
  5. Volkmann's contracture (noun)

con·trac·ture

noun \kən-ˈtrak-chər\

Definition of CONTRACTURE

: a permanent shortening (as of muscle, tendon, or scar tissue) producing deformity or distortion—see dupuytren's contracture

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