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Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena > Muscle Contraction > Isometric Contraction

Preferred term

Isometric Contraction

Topical Descriptor

Muscle Contraction

do not confuse with ISOTONIC CONTRACTION

Muscular contractions characterized by increase in tension without change in length.

History note

91(84); was see under MUSCLE CONTRACTION 1984-90; was EXERCISE, ISOMETRIC see under EXERTION 1977-83

isometrinen supistus

Finnish
intrakraniaalinen valtimo-laskimoepämuodostuma
isometrinen kontraktio
kallonsisäinen AV-malformaatio
kallonsisäiset arteriovenoosit epämuodostumat
Isometrisk sammandragning

Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007537

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