Contraction
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
polysemous
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- compressionmuscular contraction
- plural
- Contractions
- possessive
- Contraction's
- pluralpossessive
- Contractions'