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See: abridgment, abstract, blockade, compendium, curtailment, decline, decrease, decrement, digest, diminution, limitation, outline, synopsis CONTRACTION. An abbreviation; a mode of writing or printing by which some of the letters of a word are omitted. See Abbreviations. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For example, in the push-off, the calf muscles undergo a fairly explosive shortening contraction after being pre-tensed. With such widespread use, the paucity of experimental studies designed to assess the efficacy and safety of lengthening contractions compared with isometric or shortening contractions in terms of producing gains in strength or power is surprising. A particular concern is whether such stiffness may be triggered by a prior shortening contraction of these muscles. |
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