Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contracture

/kənˈtɹæktjʊə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: con-trac-ture
IPA: /kənˈtɹæktjʊə(ɹ)/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From French contracture, from Latin contractura.

Usage

Inflected Forms

contractures (plural)

Derived Forms

acrocontracture anticontracture contractural contractured hypercontracture

Phrases

Dupuytren's contracture lethal congenital contracture syndrome

Rhymes With

manufacture

Questions

How do you pronounce contracture?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈtɹæktjʊə(ɹ)/.
What does contracture mean?: An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused.
Where does contracture come from?: From French contracture, from Latin contractura.

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