dictionary help| isometric | medical dictionary |
1. Of equal dimensions.
2. In physiology, denoting the condition when the ends of a contracting muscle are held fixed so that contraction produces increased tension at a constant overall length.
Compare: auxotonic, isotonic, isovolumic.
Origin: iso-+ G. Metron, measure
(05 Mar 2000)
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