contracture noun.
[kǝn'traktʃǝ] M17.[French, or Latin contractura, from (the same root as) contract-: see CONTRACT noun1, -URE.]Medicine. A condition of shortening and hardening of tissue, esp. muscles and tendons, often leading to deformity and rigidity of joints.
■ contractured adjective affected by contracture
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