About The Word Muscular Contraction
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Muscular Contraction
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What's The Definition Of Medical Term Muscular Contraction?
A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments.
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