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Dupuytren's contracture

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /dəˈpwiːˌtɹɒnz kənˈtɹæktʃɚ/
  • General-American: /dəˈpwiːtɹənz kənˈtɹæktʃɚ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A fixed flexion contracture of the hand where the fingers bend towards the palm and cannot be fully extended (straightened). It is an inherited proliferative connective tissue disorder which involves the palmar fascia of the hand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Dupuytren's disease, morbus Dupuytren, palmar fibromatosis, Viking disease

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fibromatosis

History

Etymology

Named after Baron Guillaume Dupuytren, the surgeon who described a corrective operation for the affliction in the Lancet in 1831.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kämmenen kalvokutistuma — Dupuytren's contracture
  • French: maladie de Dupuytren — Dupuytren's contracture
  • French: contracture de Dupuytren — Dupuytren's contracture