contracture (Crossword)

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• Static muscle shortening due to tonic spasm or fibrosis
• An abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
• A condition of fixed high resistance to passive stretch of a muscle
• A muscle contracture is a permanent shortening of a muscle or joint
• A shortening or distortion of muscular or connective tissue due to spasm
• Damage to a muscle or surrounding tissue that causes them to become shorter
• Permanent shortening of a muscle, joint, or tendon so that it cannot be straightened
• (L. contractura) a condition of fixed high resistance to passive stretch of a muscle
• The permanent tightening of a muscle, which prevents it from stretching to its normal length

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