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Medical Definition of Contraction band necrosis
1. A microscopic change in myocardial cells in which excessive contraction, associated with elevated intracellular calcium and serum norepinephrine, causes the formation of transverse amorphous band's in the fibres which are then incapable of contracting again. Synonym: contraction band necrosis. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contraction Band Necrosis
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