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Contractility

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Contractility is a noun meaning The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles).

Meaning

The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles).

More Meanings

  1. The extent to which something contracts or shrinks.
  2. (physiology) The performance of cardiac muscle.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include acontractility, contractibility, contractivity, vasocontractility, tractility, myonicity.

acontractilitycontractibilitycontractivityvasocontractilitytractilitymyonicityretractilityprotractilitynoncontractibilitycontractednessshrinkabilitytensilitystretchinessdistensabilitytensibilitynonprotractilitytractabilitystrictionretractabilitydilatedness

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