Dupuytren's contracture is an abnormal thickening and tightening of the normally elastic tissue beneath the skin of the palm and fingers. This tissue is called fascia. The fascia contains strands of fibers, like cords, that run from the palm upward into the fingers.
The definition of a panoply is a beautiful and striking set up, magnificent decor or clothing, or a protective covering. An example of a panoply is a display of flowers at a flower show. An example of a panoply is a wedding gown.
whoop noun [C]. âº a âloud, âexcited âshout, âespecially âshowing âyour âenjoyment of or âagreement with something: When the whoops and âcheers had âfinally âdied down he âstarted to âspeak. (Definition of whoop from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press). to âshout loudly and in an âexcited way: [I] I was so âhappy it was hard not to whoop out âloud. whoop noun [C] us /hwup, wup, hwÊp, wÊp/ âº Jake âlet out a whoop of âtriumph.