Contractility

con·trac·tile  (kn-trktl, -tl)

adj.

Capable of contracting or causing contraction: Muscle is a contractile tissue.

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contrac·tili·ty (kntrk-tl-t) n.

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Noun

1.

contractility - the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter ability - the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment stypsis, astringency - the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids