Contracture
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| Contracture | |
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| Term | Contracture |
| Short definition | Contracture - (pronounced) (kun-TRAK-cher) A permanent tightening of muscles, tendons, skin and surrounding tissues, causing joints to shorten and become very stiff. This prevents normal movement of a joint or other body part. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Contracture - (pronounced) (kun-TRAK-cher) A permanent tightening of muscles, tendons, skin and surrounding tissues, causing joints to shorten and become very stiff. This prevents normal movement of a joint or other body part. Contractures can be caused by injury, scarring, and nerve damage, or by not using the muscles. It can also occur at some point after a stem cell transplant that has caused chronic graft-versus-host disease
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