"contracture" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contractures [plural]
Etymology: From French contracture, from Latin contractura. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|contracture}} French contracture, {{uder|en|la|contractura}} Latin contractura Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} contracture (countable and uncountable, plural contractures)
  1. (medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Derived forms: Dupuytren's contracture Translations (abnormal contraction of a muscle): contracture [feminine] (French), Kontraktur [feminine] (German), contrattura [feminine] (Italian), przykurcz [masculine] (Polish), contratura [feminine] (Portuguese), contracție [feminine] (Romanian), cotractare (Romanian), contractura [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-contracture-en-noun-OaITcBJ3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: medicine, sciences

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