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contractility noun con· trac· til· i· ty ˌkän-ˌtrak-ˈtil-ət-ē plural contractilities : the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting especially : the power of muscle fibers of shortening into a more compact form Dictionary Entries Near contractility contractile vacuole …

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con·trac·til·i·ty ( kon'trak-til'i-tē ), The ability or property of a substance, especially of muscle, of shortening, or becoming reduced in size, or developing increased tension. Farlex …

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car·di·ac con·trac·til·i·ty. a measure of cardiac pump performance, the degree to which muscle fibers can shorten when activated by a stimulus independent of preload …

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Contractility is the intrinsic strength of the cardiac muscle independent of preload, but a change in preload will affect the force of contraction. Afterload is the ‘load’ to …

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con·trac·tile. (kən-trăk′təl, -tīl′) adj. Capable of contracting or causing contraction: Muscle is a contractile tissue. con′trac·til′i·ty (kŏn′trăk-tĭl′ĭ-tē) n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the …

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pertaining to the muscular tissue of the heart (the myocardium). myocardial infarction (MI) death of the cells of an area of the heart muscle ( myocardium) as a result of oxygen …

Contraction | definition of contraction by Medical dictionary

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The act of contracting or the state of being contracted. 2. a. A word, as won't from will not, or phrase, as o'clock from of the clock, formed by omitting or combining some of the …

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contracted; contracting; contracts transitive verb 1 a : to bring on oneself especially inadvertently : incur contracting debts b : to become affected with contract pneumonia 2 a …