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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Contracture
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Contractura
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Contratura
Synonyms
English
:
Contractures
Tree Number:
C05.550.323
C05.651.197
Definition
English
:
Prolonged shortening of the muscle or other soft
tissue
around a joint, preventing
movement
of the joint.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate IM with specific muscle or other
tissue
or site (IM) but not with
MUSCLES
, skeletal; also available are DUPUYTREN'S
CONTRACTURE
;
HIP CONTRACTURE
; VOLKMANN
CONTRACTURE
& EQUINUS
CONTRACTURE
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
3305
Unique Identifier:
D003286
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS