Definition of contractile
: having or concerned with the power or property of contracting contractile proteins of muscle fibrils
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Circa 1706
First Known Use of contractile
circa 1706
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contractile
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adjective
con·trac·tile
\kən-ˈtrak-təl, -ˌtīl\
Medical Definition of contractile
: having or concerned with the power or property of contracting contractile proteins of muscle fibrils
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