Contracture

//kənˈtɹæktjʊə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "contracture" (23 found)

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Translations

10 translations across 9 languages.

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Finnish

1 entries
  • kontraktuura noun (abnormal contraction of a muscle)

French

1 entries
  • contracture noun (abnormal contraction of a muscle)

German

1 entries
  • Kontraktur noun (abnormal contraction of a muscle)

Italian

1 entries
  • contrattura noun (abnormal contraction of a muscle)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 拘縮 noun (abnormal contraction of a muscle)

Polish

1 entries
  • przykurcz noun (abnormal contraction of a muscle)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • contratura noun (abnormal contraction of a muscle)

Romanian

2 entries
  • contracție noun (abnormal contraction of a muscle)
  • cotractare noun (abnormal contraction of a muscle)

Spanish

1 entries
  • contractura noun (abnormal contraction of a muscle)

Sample sentences

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Even if in the initial phase of acute hand burn injury all treatment measures have been executed properly, postburn deformities still occur and are the most common cause of skin contracture in the hand. Postburn scarring and contractures affect the function as well as the aesthetic appearance of the hand and remain the most frustrating late complication of a hand burn.

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In general, the technique resulted in faster healing, less car formation, and less contracture than pinch grafting.

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