contracture

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused. countable,uncountable
    — 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.

词形变化

contractures plural

词源

From French contracture, from Latin contractura.
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