contractura

== Latin == === Participle === contractūra inflection of contractūrus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural === Participle === contractūrā ablative feminine singular of contractūrus === References === “contractura”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “contractura”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Spanish == === Alternative forms === constractura (Chile, hypercorrective) contratura (Chile, colloquial) === Etymology === From Latin contractūra, derived from contrahĕre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kontɾaɡˈtuɾa/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾaɣ̞ˈt̪u.ɾa] Rhymes: -uɾa Syllabification: con‧trac‧tu‧ra === Noun === contractura f (plural contracturas) muscle contraction ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “contractura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025