contractura

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Latin

Participle

contractūra

  1. inflection of contractūrus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

contractūrā

  1. ablative feminine singular of contractūrus

References

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin contractūra, derived from contrahĕre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kontɾaɡˈtuɾa/
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: con‧trac‧tu‧ra

Noun

contractura f (plural contracturas)

  1. muscle contraction

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