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con·trac·tile | \ kən-ˈtrak-tᵊl 
, -ˌtī(-ə)l \
, -ˌtī(-ə)l \Definition of contractile
: having or concerned with the power or property of contracting contractile proteins of muscle fibrils
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contractility \ ˌkän-ˌtrak-ˈti-lə-tē \ noun
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adjectivecon·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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The first known use of contractile was circa 1706
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