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| Domain | Definition |
Health | A fibromatosis of the palmar fascia characterized by thickening and contracture of the fibrous bands on the palmar surfaces of the hand and fingers. It arises most commonly in men between the ages of 30 and 50. (references) |
Medicine | A disease of the palmar fascia resulting in thickening and contracture of fibrous bonds on the palmar surface of the hand and fingers; may be caused by vibrating hand tools. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE |
| Specialty definitions using "DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE": Penile Induration. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | It also does not explain why some cases disappear quickly, and why similar conditions such as Dupuytren's contracture do not seem to result from severe trauma. (references) | |
One study found Peyronie's disease occurring in 1 percent of men. Although the disease occurs mostly in middle-aged men, younger and older men can acquire it. About 30 percent of people with Peyronie's disease develop fibrosis (hardened cells) in other elastic tissues of the body, such as on the hand or foot. A common example is a condition known as Dupuytren's contracture of the hand. In some cases, men who are related by blood tend to develop Peyronie's disease, which suggests that familial factors might make a man vulnerable to the disease. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | dupuytrenskontraktur (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture, palmar contraction), Dupuytren's kontraktur (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture, palmar contraction), krumme fingre (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture, palmar contraction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Dupuytrencontractuur, contractuur van Dupuytren (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture, palmar contraction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | rétraction palmaire de Dupuytren, maladie de Dupuytren (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture), contracture de Dupuytren (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Dupuytrensche Kontraktur, Dupuytren-Kontraktur (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture, palmar contraction), Dupuytren Syndrom (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture, palmar contraction), Dupuytren Kontraktur (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture, palmar contraction), Contractura palmaris (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture, palmar contraction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | σύσπαση του Dupuytren (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture, palmar contraction), παλαμιαία βράχυνση του Dupuytren. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | retrazione palmare di Dupuytren, malattia di Dupuytren (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture, palmar contraction), contrattura di Dupuytren (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture, palmar contraction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | upuytren'sday ontracturecay retracção palmar de Dupuytren, contractura de Dupuytren (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture, palmar contraction). (various references) contractura de Dupuytren (Dupuytren contraction, Dupuytren contracture, palmar contraction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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