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contracture

1) High resistance to passive stretch of a muscle, resulting from fibrosis of the tissue supporting the muscles or the joints, or from disorder of the muscle fibers.

2) A permanent shortening (as of muscle, tendon, or scar tissue) producing deformity or distortion.

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