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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Early complications of trauma, Muscular disorders
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contracture  Congenital contractures  Contracture deformity  Contracture of joint  Contracture of muscle
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An abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle WordNet 3.0
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An abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In pathology, a contracture is a shortening of muscles, tendons, skin, and nearby soft tissues that causes the joints to shorten and become very stiff, preventing normal movement. Wikipedia
Prolonged shortening of the muscle or other soft tissue around a joint, preventing movement of the joint Wikidata
An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle; a deformity so caused. Wiktionary
Abnormal contraction of a muscle. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
contraction
syndrome
musculoskeletal disorder
HAS KIND
Dupuytren's contracture
muscle contracture
Volkmann's contracture
DERIVATION
compress
HEALTH SPECIALTY
traumatology
rheumatology
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Congenital contractures, Contracture deformity, Contracture of joint, Contracture of muscle, contractures, joint contracture, joint contractures, Tendon contracture

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