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CONTRACTILE FORCE
\kəntɹˈakta͡ɪl fˈɔːs], \kəntɹˈaktaɪl fˈɔːs], \k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_t_aɪ_l f_ˈɔː_s]\
Definitions of CONTRACTILE FORCE
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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The
f
.
with
which
muscle
tissue
shortens.
1916
- Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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