Definition of: contractile

(kən·trak′təl) adjective
Having the power to contract or to induce a contraction. Also con·tract′i·ble or con·tract′a·ble, con·trac′tive.
—con·tract′i·bil′i·ty, con·tract′i·ble·ness, con·trac·til·i·ty (kon′trak·til′ə·tē) noun

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contractile vacuoles
contractile force
contractile proteins
contractile apparatus
contractile function
contractile ring
contractile activity
contractile forces
contractile properties
contractile cells
contractile roots
contractile units
contractile element
contractile dysfunction

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