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Cramps vs Contracture - What's the difference?

cramps | contracture |

As nouns the difference between cramps and contracture

is that cramps is a cramping of muscles, especially in the abdomen or uterus while contracture is (medicine) an abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle; a deformity so caused.

As a verb cramps

is (cramp).

cramps

English

Noun

(head)
  • A cramping of muscles, especially in the abdomen or uterus.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (cramp)
    • English nouns

    contracture

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle; a deformity so caused