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hypercontracture

hypercontracture noun: excessive contracture, especially of muscle tissue.

Noun

hypercontracture (plural hypercontractures)

  1. Excessive contracture, especially of muscle tissue

Forms of hypercontracture

pluralhypercontractures

Origin of hypercontracture

From hyper- + contracture.

Questions about hypercontracture

What does hypercontracture mean?
Hypercontracture means excessive contracture, especially of muscle tissue.
What part of speech is hypercontracture?
Hypercontracture is a noun.
What is the plural of hypercontracture?
The plural of hypercontracture is hypercontractures.

Words near hypercontracture in the dictionary

  1. hypercontractility
  2. hypercontraction
  3. hypercontractions
  4. hypercontractive
  5. hypercontractivity
  6. hypercontracture
  7. hypercontractures
  8. hypercontrolled
  9. hypercontrolling
  10. hyperconverged
  11. hyperconvex

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