'Contracture' definitions:

Definition of 'contracture'

(from WordNet)
noun
An abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle

Definition of 'Contracture'

From: GCIDE
  • Contracture \Con*trac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. contractura a drawing together.] (Med.) A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles. [1913 Webster]