contracture
Basic Information
- Description
- A musculoskeletal system symptom that is characterized by a permanent tightening of the muscles, tendons, skin, and nearby tissues that causes the joints to shorten and become very stiff.
- Identifier
- SYMP_0020039
- Notation
- SYMP:0020039
- Category
- symptoms
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