contraction : Idioms & Phrases
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braxton-hicks contraction
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noun painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
false labor.
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muscle contraction
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noun (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
muscle contraction; contraction.
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muscular contraction
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noun (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
muscle contraction; contraction.
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premature ventricular contraction
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noun irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation
PVC.
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uterine contraction
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noun a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal