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Meaning of "contracture" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTRACTURE

contracture  [kənˈtræktʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTRACTURE

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determiner
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Contracture is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTRACTURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Contracture

A muscle contracture is a permanent shortening of a muscle or joint. It is usually in response to prolonged hypertonic spasticity in a concentrated muscle area, such as is seen in the tightest muscles of people with conditions like spastic cerebral palsy. Contractures are essentially muscles or tendons that have remained too tight for too long, thus becoming shorter. Once they occur they cannot be stretched or exercised away; they must be released with orthopedic surgery. Most of the physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other exercise regimens targeted towards people with spasticity focuses on trying to prevent contractures from happening in the first place. Contractures can also be due to ischemia, as in Volkmann's contracture. Excessive matrix metalloproteinase and myofibroblast accumulation in the wound margins can result in contracture.

Definition of contracture in the English dictionary

The definition of contracture in the dictionary is a disorder in which a skeletal muscle is permanently tightened, most often caused by spasm or paralysis of the antagonist muscle that maintains normal muscle tension.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTRACTURE


acupuncture
ˈækjʊˌpʌŋktʃə
architecture
ˈɑːkɪˌtɛktʃə
compacture
kəmˈpæktʃə
conjecture
kənˈdʒɛktʃə
facture
ˈfæktʃə
fracture
ˈfræktʃə
infrastructure
ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃə
juncture
ˈdʒʌŋktʃə
lecture
ˈlɛktʃə
manufacture
ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃə
microstructure
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌstrʌktʃə
picture
ˈpɪktʃə
puncture
ˈpʌŋktʃə
refracture
riːˈfræktʃə
remanufacture
ˌriːmænjʊˈfæktʃə
restructure
riːˈstrʌktʃə
semimanufacture
ˌsɛmɪˌmænjʊˈfæktʃə
structure
ˈstrʌktʃə
venipuncture
ˈvɛnɪˌpʌŋktʃə
vitrifacture
ˌvɪtrɪˈfæktʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTRACTURE

contractability
contractable
contractedly
contractedness
contractibility
contractible
contractibly
contractile
contractility
contracting party
contraction
contractional
contractionary
contractive
contractively
contractor
contractual
contractually
contractural
contracyclical

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTRACTURE

adventure
capital structure
computer architecture
data structure
deep structure
fine structure
get the picture
in the picture
information architecture
landscape architecture
lumbar puncture
macrostructure
motion picture
moving picture
prefecture
sentence structure
stress fracture
substructure
tincture
ultrastructure
word picture

Synonyms and antonyms of contracture in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «contracture» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTRACTURE

Find out the translation of contracture to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contracture from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contracture» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

挛缩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contractura
570 millions of speakers

English

contracture
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

contracture
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انكماش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

контрактура
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contratura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

contracture
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contracture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kontraksi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kontraktur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

拘縮
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구축
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Contracture
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

co cứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காண்ட்ராக்சர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंत्राट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kontraktürü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contrattura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przykurcz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

контрактура
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contractura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύσπαση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

contractuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontraktur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontraktur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contracture

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRACTURE»

The term «contracture» is regularly used and occupies the 82.231 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRACTURE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contracture

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTRACTURE»

Discover the use of contracture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contracture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Exercise Intolerance and Muscle Contracture
The main themes are exercise intolerance and muscle contracture. There is no other book devoted to these topics. Every chapter is introduced by a didactic overview.
Georges Serratrice, Jean Pouget, Jean-Philippe Azulay, 1999
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Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: ...
A joint contracture is a limitation in the passive range of motion of a joint. Changes in articular structures (bone, cartilage, capsule), muscles, tendons, or skin can prevent a joint from moving passively through its full range. A classification ...
Walter R. Frontera, Julie K. Silver, Thomas D. Rizzo, 2008
3
Lovell and Winter's Pediatric Orthopaedics
secondary to an iliopsoas contracture but may also be secondary to a rectus femoris contracture. The Ely test is used to test the rectus femoris muscle. The Ely test is performed in the prone position with the hip extended. The knee is gradually ...
Wood W. Lovell, Robert B. Winter, Raymond T. Morrissy, 2006
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Principles of Deformity Correction
Dror Paley. Knee Extension Contracture Knee extension contracture may be congenital or acquired in origin. Congenital HE of the knee and congenital anterior dislocation of the knee are examples of congenital contracture. If left untreated ...
Dror Paley, 2002
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Contracture: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: ...
“Perioperatively, systemic antibiotics, textured implants, glove change before implant handling, aseptic implant insertion and use of post operative drains have been recommended in the prevention of capsular contracture. “Post-operative ...
‎2013
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The Bionic Human: Health Promotion for People with Implanted ...
The etiology of capsular contracture is unknown but probably multifactorial. There has been association with hematoma, periprosthetic infection and mechanical irritation. The use of vitamin E, periprosthetic steroids, and tissue expansion to ...
Frank E Johnson, Katherine Virgo, 2007
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The Musician's Hand: A Clinical Guide
Dupuytren's contracture is a hereditary condition occurring usually, but not exclusively, in males over 50 years of age and almost entirely of Northern European ancestry. lt is in our experience very common among European orchestral players.
Ian Winspur, Christopher B Wynn Parry, 1998
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Equine Podiatry
NOTE: Trimming and shoeing a horse with moderate to severe fetlock contracture can be dangerous, as the horse cannot stabilize the fetlock and is prone to collapse onto any unsuspecting handler or farrier. The danger is minimized once one ...
Andrea E. Floyd, R. A. Mansmann, 2007
9
Dupuytren's contracture:
Dupuytrensche Kontraktur.
J. M. Bruner, 1967
10
Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
CONTRACTURE. Muscle contraction is a complex process by which an electrical current, carried by the muscle membrane along T tubules, evokes calcium release from sarcoplasmic reticulum with subsequent contractile protein interaction ...
Joseph Jankovic, Eduardo Tolosa, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTRACTURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contracture is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Prior cosmetic breast surgery linked to complications after nipple …
There was a significantly lower rate of capsular contracture after single-stage reconstruction when compared to tissue expander-based ... «Healio, Jul 15»
2
Topical treatment warning for orbital soft tissue
“Never before, however, have I seen such fibrosis and contracture immediately after surgery. “The prostaglandin analogue was then stopped ... «ModernMedicine, Jul 15»
3
The Trust Fund for Victims Launches New Assistance Projects in …
... physiotherapy; corrective surgery to remove foreign objects (bullets and/or shrapnel); post-burn contracture surgery and physiotherapy; victim ... «StarAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
Why Non-Specific ICD-10 Codes Are a Non-Issue
... about the type of muscle disorder – the characters after the decimal provide that information, such as rupture of muscle, contracture of muscle ... «HIT Consultant, Jul 15»
5
Reoperation Rate Low After HoLEP for Enlarged Prostate
In addition, the study found that bladder neck contracture was significantly associated with smaller prostate glands (less than 54 cc), whereas ... «Renal and Urology News, Jun 15»
6
Fort Worth's Dr. Emily Kirby Recommends Shaped Gel Implants for …
... with a significantly lower complication rate for capsular contracture compared to smooth round silicone and saline implants. The shape and ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
7
Researchers Repurpose Technology to Reduce Psychological and …
Dr. Baily conducted an initial study using lasers to help reduce contracture of skin grafts in burn patients, and results confirmed that he was onto ... «Newswise, Jun 15»
8
Company Shares of BioSpecifics Technologies Corp Drops by -0.82%
Auxilium has an agreement with Pfizer, Inc. (Pfizer), pursuant to which Pfizer has the right to market XIAFLEX for Dupuytrens contracture and ... «The Daily Rover, Jun 15»
9
California woman uses customized 3D printed tools to overcome …
... a successful post-production supervisor in Los Angeles, overcame the challenges of her Dupuytrens Contracture symptoms by developing ... «3ders.org, Jun 15»
10
Ask Doctor K: Treatments available for Peyronie's disease
This drug is also used for treating a hand abnormality called Dupuytren's contracture. Since Peyronie's disease can worsen, injected drug ... «The Spokesman Review, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Contracture [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/contracture>. Apr 2024 ».
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