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Dupuytren's contracture

US/dəˈpwiːˌtɹɒnz kənˈtɹæktʃɚ/

Dupuytren's contracture noun: a fixed flexion contracture of the hand where the fingers bend towards the palm and cannot be fully extended (straightened). It is an inherited proliferative connective tissue disorder which involves the palmar fascia of the hand.

Noun

Dupuytren's contracture (uncountable)

  1. A fixed flexion contracture of the hand where the fingers bend towards the palm and cannot be fully extended (straightened). It is an inherited proliferative connective tissue disorder which involves the palmar fascia of the hand.

Synonyms of Dupuytren's contracture

Origin of Dupuytren's contracture

Named after Baron Guillaume Dupuytren, the surgeon who described a corrective operation for the affliction in the Lancet in 1831.

Questions about Dupuytren's contracture

What does Dupuytren's contracture mean?
Dupuytren's contracture means a fixed flexion contracture of the hand where the fingers bend towards the palm and cannot be fully extended (straightened). It is an inherited proliferative connective tissue disorder which involves the palmar fascia of the hand.
What part of speech is Dupuytren's contracture?
Dupuytren's contracture is a noun.
How do you pronounce Dupuytren's contracture?
Dupuytren's contracture is pronounced /dəˈpwiːˌtɹɒnz kənˈtɹæktʃɚ/ (US).

Words near Dupuytren's contracture in the dictionary

  1. Dupuit
  2. Dupuy
  3. Dupuy's syndrome
  4. Dupuys
  5. Dupuytren
  6. Dupuytren's contracture
  7. Dupuytren's disease
  8. Dupuytren's fracture
  9. Duqm
  10. duqqa
  11. Duque

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