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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.