contractility

American  

[kon-trak-til-i-tee] / ˌkɒn trækˈtɪl ɪ ti /

noun

1. the property, as of muscle or other tissue, of being able to contract, or draw itself together, reducing its dimensions.

   Improvements in the contractility of the heart can be measured by a number of different methods to determine how much blood the heart pumps with each beat.

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Etymology

Origin of contractility

First recorded in 1710–20; contractil(e) ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )

Example Sentences

The study showed it is not the overall magnitude of these contractility modes but the interplay between them that determines a cell's potential for escape.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

The scientists also tested the effects of inhibiting contractility and cell adhesion and analysed the mechanical signature of embryonic cells with defective contractility.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

Later, foxglove was found to contain digitalis, a drug that increases heart contractility.

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2013

Therefore, by increasing preload, you increase the second variable, contractility.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

And finally the sensibility and the muscular contractility were diminished.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock