uterine contraction
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈjuːtərɪn kənˈtrækʃən/
- Specialized
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contracción uterina
- In preparation for delivery, the nurse explained how uterine contractions assist in the birthing process by tightening the muscles of the uterus.
- trigger uterine contractions
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Examples
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As the labor progressed, she experienced strong uterine contractions that signaled the impending arrival of her baby.
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Haemodynamics are altered substantially during labour and delivery, secondary to anxiety, pain, and uterine contractions.
Academic text (2007) -
She's going into uterine contractions!
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She was asked to bear down at each uterine contraction.
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Cascara can also trigger uterine contractions.
Blog text (9) -
Discrete uterine contractions occur only with large doses of exogenous prostaglandin.
Academic text (1992) -
In the groups, 96% in normal saline and 80% in ethacridine groups respectively had onset of uterine contraction within 24 hours of instillation.
Academic text (2007) -
(The masculine pronoun is used here because women do not normally practice this type of symbolic healing, probably because the plant may cause uterine contractions and, therefore, may negatively influence reproductive function.)
Academic text (1994) -
In a second group of women who were given 200-1000 mcg misoprostol 48 hours after the administration of 200 mg mifepristone, there was a significant increase in the amplitude and frequency of uterine contractions.
Academic text (1992) -
The doctor monitored the patient's uterine contractions to ensure they were helping to move the fetus toward the birth canal.
Synonyms
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4.4
Tightening and shortening of a muscle to cause movement
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3.6
Pain a woman feels during childbirth when the womb tightens
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Strong repeated pains a woman feels when she is having a baby
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'uterine' = relating to the uterus and 'contraction' = a tightening of muscle fibres, so the phrase denotes tightening of the uterine muscles. Although medical terminology, the adjective+noun structure is regular and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Uterine contraction is a plain name that shows the picture: uterine means the uterus or 'womb' and a contraction is when a muscle becomes tight. So uterine contractions are the regular squeezes of the womb that help push the baby down during labor.