ALL meanings of contracture
con·trac·ture
C c - noun contracture a disorder in which a skeletal muscle is permanently tightened (contracted), most often caused by spasm or paralysis of the antagonist muscle that maintains normal muscle tension 3
- noun contracture a condition of abnormal shortening or shrinkage of a muscle, tendon, etc., often with persistent flexion or distortion at a joint 3
- noun contracture A condition of shortening and hardening of muscles, tendons, or other tissue, often leading to deformity and rigidity of joints. 1
- noun contracture a shortening or distortion of muscular or connective tissue due to spasm, scar, or paralysis of the antagonist of the contracting muscle. 1
- noun contracture (medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle; a deformity so caused. 0