Contracture is abnormal shortening of muscle. This condition limits joint mobility by making the flexor muscle resistant to stretching. It usually results from lack of movement of the joint, as after an accident or neurological disease.
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What happens to the bones when muscle shortening
The noun for muscle shortening is called contraction.
Contraction is the medical term meaning the normal shortening or tightening of a muscle.
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The phase between the stimulus of a muscle and the shortening of the muscle is called the latent phase or latent period. During this phase, the muscle is receiving the signal to contract, but actual muscle shortening has not yet occurred. This period is important for the muscle fibers to prepare and generate enough force for contraction.
It represents contracting or shortening of a muscle.
contraction
contraction
contract or "contraction" is when a muscle fiber lengthens or shortens