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Noun: contractility  `kón-trak'ti-li-tee
  1. The capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter

Derived forms: contractilities

See also: contractile

Type of: ability

Encyclopedia: Contractility

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