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Definition of Contractility
1. Noun. The capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter.
Definition of Contractility
1. n. The quality or property by which bodies shrink or contract.
Definition of Contractility
1. Noun. The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles) ¹
2. Noun. The extent to which something contracts or shrinks ¹
3. Noun. A term used in physiology to describe the performance of cardiac muscle ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Contractility
1. [n -TIES]
Medical Definition of Contractility
1. Capacity for becoming short in response to a suitable stimulus. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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