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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contracture \Con*trac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. contractura a
     drawing together.] (Med.)
     A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles,
     generally of the flexor muscles.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  contracture
       n : an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle

















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