What does contractility mean?
Definitions for contractility
ˌkɒn trækˈtɪl ɪ ticon·trac·til·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
contractilitynoun
the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter
Wiktionary
contractilitynoun
The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles)
contractilitynoun
The extent to which something contracts or shrinks
contractilitynoun
A term used in physiology to describe the performance of cardiac muscle
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contractility
Contractility refers to the ability of a muscle or a cell to contract or shorten in response to a stimulus. It is a fundamental property of cells and tissues, especially observed in muscle tissues which enables various biological functions such as movement, pumping of blood by the heart, contraction of the uterus, and movement of food in the gastrointestinal tract among others.
Webster Dictionary
Contractilitynoun
the quality or property by which bodies shrink or contract
Contractilitynoun
the power possessed by the fibers of living muscle of contracting or shortening
Wikidata
Contractility
Myocardial contractility represents the intrinsic ability of the heart/myocardium to contract. Changes in the ability to produce force during contraction result from incremental degrees of binding between myosin and actin filaments. The degree of binding that occurs depends on concentration of calcium ions in the cell. Within an in vivo intact heart, it is generally the action/response of the sympathetic nervous system driven by precisely time released catecholamine that determines the concentration of calcium ions in the cytosol of cardiac muscle cells. All factors that cause an increase in contractility work by causing an increase in intracellular [Ca++] during contraction.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of contractility in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of contractility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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