contracture

== English == === Etymology === From French contracture, from Latin contractura. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈtɹæktjʊə(ɹ)/, /kənˈtɹæktʃʊə(ɹ)/, /kənˈtɹæktʃə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -æktʃə(ɹ) === Noun === contracture (countable and uncountable, plural contractures) (medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Turcocretan == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁak.tyʁ/ === Noun === contracture f (plural contractures) contracture === Further reading === “contracture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Participle === contractūre vocative masculine singular of contractūrus