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muscular contraction
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | muscular contraction - (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)contraction, muscle contractionshortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"contracture - an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscletetanus - a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulsesuterine contraction - a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canalBraxton-Hicks contraction, false labor - painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequencyvaginismus - muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examinationphysiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |
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Synonyms for muscular contractionnoun (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)Synonyms- contraction
- muscle contraction
Related Words- shortening
- contracture
- tetanus
- uterine contraction
- Braxton-Hicks contraction
- false labor
- vaginismus
- physiology
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