contraction
80
4.4
- noun
- /kənˈtrækʃən/
- Specialized
:
contracción muscular
- The contractions have stopped.
- muscle contraction
- muscular contraction
- voluntary contraction
I have the longest, hardest contraction I've ever had in my life.
- I have the longest, hardest contraction I've ever had in my life.
- So she's like, I'm having contractions nonstop, nonstop, nonstop.
- Five months pregnant, lower back pain, swollen feet, practice contractions, restless nights, pregnancy brain moodiness.
- And then from the next contraction when that was done, I went down the stairs.
- And and so that raises arterial pressure very high during the contraction, right.
- Therefore it can push more blood more forcefully with each contraction.
- But heating up muscles causes them to fail, to be able to generate more contractions.
- And Sarah keeps having big contractions.
- But I remember I was like knees on the floor on the bed, like having contractions.
- So we forget generally breathing is a contraction to open up the lungs to change pressure so the air will flow in.
Examples
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The uterus begins its powerful contractions and the process of birth begins.
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When the woman tells the nurse that she has contractions, she is considered to be in labor.
Fiction book (1998) -
Nobody seems to be able to explain to me what contraction feels like.
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So for me, while I was giving birth, every contraction I need to hold Matt, like I needed him to hug me.
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One, two, three, she counted through a big contraction, breathing with the pain.
Fiction book (1998) -
That night started and I started having back contractions and I thought I had gone into labor.
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The muscle contractions could feel like an extreme pressure on the body.
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But many mothers told me they started to have contractions after the first or second dilatation.
Fiction book (1998) -
Are you having contractions?
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During labor, she experienced a contraction that caused her to grip the side of the bed.
Synonyms
3
3.4
A muscle that becomes shorter or tighter and causes movement and tension
1
3.5
A short tightening of a muscle that makes it shorten or stiffen
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
3
3.4
A muscle that becomes shorter or tighter and causes movement and tension
- Specialized
1
3.6
A strong tightening of the womb muscles that helps push a baby out during labor
- Specialized
1
3.5
A short tightening of a muscle that makes it shorten or stiffen
- Specialized
1
7.3
A heartbeat that comes early so it feels like a skipped beat
- Specialized
A painless short tightening of the womb during pregnancy that does not mean labor
How Contracted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Contraction comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and trahere 'to pull', which gives a clear picture for muscles: they 'pull together' and get shorter to make movement. That's why a muscle contraction is when the muscle tightens and moves part of the body.