English Explanatory Dictionary

contractility

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles).
  2. The extent to which something contracts or shrinks.
  3. The performance of cardiac muscle.

Word forms

contractility contractilities

Related words

contractile

Derived words

acontractility electrocontractility faradocontractility galvanocontractility hypercontractility hypocontractility vasocontractility
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