PARADOXICAL CONTRACTION
\pˌaɹədˈɒksɪkə͡l kəntɹˈakʃən], \pˌaɹədˈɒksɪkəl kəntɹˈakʃən], \p_ˌa_ɹ_ə_d_ˈɒ_k_s_ɪ_k_əl k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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A c. of the muscles supplied by both branches of a large nerve observed when an electrical current is applied to one of its two primary divisions.
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Of Westphal, the c. of a muscle when its points of origin and insertion are suddenly approximated; usually associated with paresis of the lower extremities.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
