contracture: Meaning and Definition of

con•trac•ture

Pronunciation: (kun-trak'chur), [key]
— n. Pathol.
  1. a shortening or distortion of muscular or connective tissue due to spasm, scar, or paralysis of the antagonist of the contracting muscle.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
contractual contracyclical
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