English-Thai Dictionary
contracture
N การ หดตัว ของ กล้ามเนื้อ kan-hod-tua-kong-klam-nuea
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CONTRACTURE
Con *trac "ture, n. Etym: [L. contractura a drawing together. ] (Med. )
Defn: A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles.
New American Oxford Dictionary
contracture
con trac ture |kənˈtrakCHər kənˈtræk (t )ʃər | ▶noun Medicine a condition of shortening and hardening of muscles, tendons, or other tissue, often leading to deformity and rigidity of joints. DERIVATIVES con trac tur al |-CHərəl |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin contractura, from Latin contract- ‘drawn together, ’ from the verb contrahere.
Oxford Dictionary
contracture
contracture |kənˈtraktʃə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a condition of shortening and hardening of muscles, tendons, or other tissue, often leading to deformity and rigidity of joints. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin contractura, from Latin contract- ‘drawn together ’, from the verb contrahere.
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