contractile force

  • 1Contractile — Con*tract ile, a. [Cf. F. contractile.] tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues. [1913 Webster] The heart s contractile force. H. Brooke.… …

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  • 2Contractile vacuole — Contractile Con*tract ile, a. [Cf. F. contractile.] tending to contract; having the power or property of contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller dimensions; as, the contractile tissues. [1913 Webster] The heart s contractile force. H …

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  • 3contractile — (kon tra kti l ) adj. Terme de physiologie. Qui est susceptible de contraction, c est à dire de raccourcissement, et par conséquent capable de communiquer un mouvement. La fibre musculaire est contractile. REMARQUE    Bonnet a employé contractile …

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  • 4muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …

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  • 5Smooth muscle tissue — Smooth muscle …

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  • 6Weakness — This article is about the medical condition. For other uses, see Weakness (disambiguation). Asthenia redirects here. The tortrix moth genus is nowadays considered a junior synonym of Epinotia. ICD 10 M62.8 ICD 9 728.87 ( …

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  • 7Muscle weakness — ICD 10 M62.8 ICD 9 728.87 (728.9 before 10/01/03) DiseasesDB …

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  • 8Muscle fatigue — is the decline in ability of a muscle to generate force. It can be a result of vigorous exercise but abnormal fatigue may be caused by barriers to or interference with the different stages of muscle contraction. There are two main causes of… …

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  • 9Muscle contraction — See also: Twitch and Tremor Top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle fiber generates tension through the action of actin and myosin cross bridge cycling. While under tension, the muscle may lengthen, shorten, or …

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  • 10Frank-Starling law of the heart — The Frank Starling law of the heart (also known as Starling s law or the Frank Starling mechanism) states that the greater the volume of blood entering the heart during diastole (end diastolic volume), the greater the volume of blood ejected… …

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