/k?n?tr?k.t??/amuscleor othertissuethat hasbecomepermanentlyshortercausingabodypart,especiallyajoint, to be thewrongshape, or theprocessin which thishappens:挛缩joint/musclecontracture关节／肌肉挛缩(Definition ofcontracturefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcontracture
contractureThe other 14% of complications were considered minor in four patients: two infections and two contractures.From theCambridge English CorpusA pathologic capsularcontracture, implant deflation, and/or rupture may require revisional surgery years following completion of reconstruction.From theCambridge English CorpusIt is sometimes difficult to know whether a fixed posture is due tocontracture.From theCambridge English CorpusThere were contractures of both upper and lower limbs with swollen wrists and elbow joints.From theCambridge English CorpusContributing to the dysphagia are delayed triggering of the swallow response and decreased pharyngealcontracture.From theCambridge English CorpusMost studies of implant reconstruction and radiation have reported relatively high rates of capsularcontractureand implant loss.From theCambridge English CorpusWhile capsularcontractureoccurs to some extent around all implants; in some, the degree ofcontracturewill increase in severity over time.From theCambridge English CorpusOnce there, these cells proliferate and actively remodel this biological substrate, resulting in accelerated wound repair with lesscontracture.From theCambridge English CorpusDifferential diagnosis may be enabled by specific facial features or contractures.From theCambridge English CorpusThis two-stage approach may be associated with a lower long-term rate of complications or re-operation because of fibrosis andcontracture.From theCambridge English CorpusTheir implant complications included difficult expansion, infection, and severecontracture.From theCambridge English CorpusNo joint contractures or skeletal muscle involvement are observed in these patients.From theCambridge English CorpusThey suggested that muscular disruption, followed by fibrosis andcontracture, might be the mechanism of relief of cyanosis subsequent to dilation.From theCambridge English CorpusI help patients understand this by comparing a dynamiccontracturewith a piece of elastic, and a fixed contraction with string.From theCambridge English CorpusRapid coolingcontractureof the myocardium.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/contracture##
