| umls-concept:C0009917 | skos:definition | MSH: Prolonged shortening of the muscle or other soft tissue around a joint, preventing movement of the joint.,CSP: high resistance to passive stretch of a muscle, resulting from fibrosis of the tissue supporting the muscles or the joints, or from disorder of the muscle fibers.,NCI: Permanent contraction of a muscle as a result of spasm or paralysis.,CHV: An abnormal, often permanent shortening of muscle or scar tissue that results in deformity of a joint of the body,CHV: An abnormal, often permanent shortening of muscle or scar tissue that results in deformity of a joint of the body | lld:umls |
