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hypocontractile

hypocontractile adjective: less than normally contractile (typically of muscle tissue).

Adjective

hypocontractile (not comparable)

  1. Less than normally contractile (typically of muscle tissue)

Origin of hypocontractile

From hypo- + contractile.

Questions about hypocontractile

What does hypocontractile mean?
Hypocontractile means less than normally contractile (typically of muscle tissue).
What part of speech is hypocontractile?
Hypocontractile is an adjective.

Words near hypocontractile in the dictionary

  1. hypoconids
  2. hypoconnected
  3. hypoconnective
  4. hypoconnectivity
  5. hypoconstictic acid
  6. hypocontractile
  7. hypocontractility
  8. hypoconulid
  9. hypoconulids
  10. hypocoracoid
  11. hypocoracoids

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