muscle contraction - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

Synonyms

• contraction
• muscle contraction
• muscular contraction

More generic

• shortening

More specific

• Braxton-Hicks contraction
• contracture
• false labor
• tetanus
• uterine contraction
• vaginismus

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