"contractility" meaning in All languages combined

See contractility on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: contractilities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} contractility (countable and uncountable, plural contractilities)
  1. The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-contractility-en-noun-SldRwWFq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 8 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 5 6
  2. The extent to which something contracts or shrinks. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-contractility-en-noun-L8BH8K9k
  3. (physiology) The performance of cardiac muscle. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physiology
    Sense id: en-contractility-en-noun-vN92~epM Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acontractility, electrocontractility, faradocontractility, galvanocontractility, hypercontractility, hypocontractility, vasocontractility Related terms: contractile

Inflected forms

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