Kontraktur

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German

Etymology

Late Latin contractura, from contraho, from con + traho (“drag”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔntʁakˈtuːɐ̯/
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Noun

Kontraktur f (genitive Kontraktur, plural Kontrakturen)

  1. (medicine) contracture

Declension

Declension of Kontraktur
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kontraktur die Kontrakturen
genitive einer der Kontraktur der Kontrakturen
dative einer der Kontraktur den Kontrakturen
accusative eine die Kontraktur die Kontrakturen

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