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| contractionsnoun | (orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark. |
| twitchesnoun | A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm. |
| contractilitynoun | The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles). |
| contractile | Capable of contracting, or of being contracted. |
| cicatricial contraction | — |
| musculoskeletalnoun | Of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton. |
| scar tissuenoun | (anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals containing a higher than normal amount of the protein collagen formed in a place where an injury has healed. |
| ligamentsnoun | (anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones. |
| contractible | Capable of contraction |
| contractive | Able to contract; contractile |
| dystrophiesnoun | A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition. |
| fibrosisnoun | (medicine) The formation of (excess) fibrous connective tissue in an organ. |
| contractional | of or related to contraction |
| contractibilitynoun | The quality or degree of being contractible. |
| osteophytic | Relating to osteophytes. |
| stiffnessnoun | Rigidity or a measure of rigidity. |
| contractingnoun | Work done on a contract basis. |
| deformitiesnoun | The state of being deformed. |
| cartilagesnoun | (anatomy, uncountable) A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates. |
| involuntary musclenoun | (anatomy) A muscle that is not controlled by individual volition, e.g., cardiac muscle and smooth muscle. |
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