What is another word for muscular contraction?3 synonyms found
Pronunciation:[ m_ˈʌ_s_k_j_ʊ_l_ə k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n], [ mˈʌskjʊlə kəntɹˈakʃən], [ mˈʌskjʊlə kəntɹˈakʃən]
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Definition for Muscular contraction:
- The exertion of the power, possessed by muscles, of shortening themselves, or of contracting to produce motion: - muscular motion being the change in the situation and relation of organs, induced by muscular contraction. When a muscle contracts, its fibres assume more the zigzag direction, and the extremities approximate; but the bulk of the whole muscle is not augmented. This contraction takes place, at times, with extres velocity: a single thrill, in the letter R, can be pronounced in the 1-30, 000th part of a minute. The force of contraction, Myodynamis, depends upon the healthy physical conditition of the muscle, combined with due energy of the brain. The duration, in voluntary motion, is for a certain time dependent upon the will: - contractions, excited involuntarily, cannot be so long maintained.