loading...| Preferred Name |
Flexion Contracture |
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| Synonyms |
Joint Contracture Flexion Contractures of Joints Joint Contractures Flexion Contractures |
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| Definitions |
A flexion contracture is a bent (flexed) joint that cannot be straightened actively or passively. It is thus a chronic loss of joint motion due to structural changes in muscle, tendons, ligaments, or skin that prevents normal movement of joints. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001371 |
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| database cross reference |
HP:0001371 |
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| definition |
A flexion contracture is a bent (flexed) joint that cannot be straightened actively or passively. It is thus a chronic loss of joint motion due to structural changes in muscle, tendons, ligaments, or skin that prevents normal movement of joints. |
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| definition source | ||
| existence in other ontologies |
Sufficient |
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| hasExactSynonym |
Joint Contracture Flexion Contractures of Joints Joint Contractures Flexion Contractures |
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| prefixIRI |
HP:0001371 |
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| prefLabel |
Flexion Contracture |
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| previous identifier |
SCDO:0001324 |
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| rdfs:label |
Flexion Contracture |
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| skos:prefLabel |
Flexion Contracture |
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| subClassOf |