Definition of Contractile

1. Adjective. Capable of contracting or being contracted. "The contractile wings of an insect"

Similar to: Contracted
Derivative terms: Contractility

Definition of Contractile

1. a. tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues.

Definition of Contractile

1. Adjective. Capable of contracting, or of being contracted. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Contractile

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Contractile

1. Having the property of contracting. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contractile

contractability
contractable
contracted
contracted foot
contracted heel
contracted kidney
contracted pelvis
contractedly
contractedness
contractee
contractees
contractibilities
contractibility
contractible
contractibleness
contractile (current term)
contractile organ
contractile proteins
contractile ring
contractile stricture
contractile vacuole
contractilities
contractility
contracting
contraction
contraction band
contraction band necrosis
contraction stress test
contractional
contractionary

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