Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Braxton-Hicks contraction | Yes | No | No | No |
muscular contraction | Yes | No | No | No |
Braxton-Hicks contraction (noun) | muscular contraction (noun) |
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painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency | (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) |