Dupuytren's contracture
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Du·puy·tren's contracture
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  də-ˌpwē-ˈtraⁿz-  -ˈpwē-trənz-
                                                                                                                                  -ˈpwē-trənz-  
                                                      
                                                          
            
                                
              
          
                                                      : a condition marked by fibrosis with shortening and thickening of the palmar aponeurosis resulting in flexion contracture of the fingers into the palm of the hand                                      
                
                    
Love words? Need even more definitions?
  
  Merriam-Webster unabridged




Share