contractility

English - Turkish

Definition of contractility in English Turkish dictionary

kontraktilite

Related Terms

impaired contractility

(Tıp) bozulmuş kontraktilite

English - English

Definition of contractility in English English dictionary

The extent to which something contracts or shrinks

The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles)

A term used in physiology to describe the performance of cardiac muscle

{n} the power of contracting itself

The power possessed by the fibers of living muscle of contracting or shortening

The quality or property by which bodies shrink or contract

the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter

{i} contractile quality, state of being contractile (Zoology)

Hyphenation

con·trac·ti·li·ty