Associations to the word «Contractility»

Wiktionary

CONTRACTILITY, noun. The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles)
CONTRACTILITY, noun. The extent to which something contracts or shrinks
CONTRACTILITY, noun. A term used in physiology to describe the performance of cardiac muscle

Dictionary definition

CONTRACTILITY, noun. The capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King