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Definisjon av contraction

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Noun
contraction - (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
muscular contraction, muscle contraction
shortening act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"
physiology processes and functions of an organism
contracture an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
tetanus a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
uterine 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 canal
braxton-hicks contraction, false labor painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
contraction - the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
step-down, diminution, reduction, decrease the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
contraction - a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"
contraction - the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
compression, condensation
shrinking, shrinkage the act of becoming less
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Substantiv
contraction - A reversible reduction in size.
contraction - A period of economic decline or negative growth.
contraction - A shortening of a muscle when it is used.
contraction - A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
contraction - A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme a word are lost or reduced, such that it becomes a bound morpheme a clitic that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word.
contraction - A word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe, usually resulting from the above process.
contraction - Contracting a disease.
contraction - Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.
contraction - The acquisition of something, generally negative.
contraction - A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together.

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  • contraction
    A shortening of a word, syllable, or word group by omission of internal letters.
  • contraction
    Painful rhythmic motion of the muscles of the uterus before and during childbirth.

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