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muscular contraction

Definitions

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  • noun (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

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hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. shortening

hyponyms (6)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. braxton-hicks contraction
  2. contracture
  3. false labor
  4. tetanus
  5. uterine contraction
  6. vaginismus

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