CONTRACTIONS

Meaning of CONTRACTIONS in English

n. strong and usually painful movements of the muscles in the womb that help to push the baby out of the mother's body during the process of birth

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CONTRACTIONS — n. to time (labor) ~
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CONTRACTIONS — Свертывания
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CONTRACTIONS — Теснение
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CONTRACTIONS — Сжимания
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CONTRACTIONS — Сжимание
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CONTRACTIONS — n. схватки
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CONTRACTIONS — n. схватки
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CONTRACTIONS — Свертывания
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BRAXTON-HICKS CONTRACTIONS — ˈbrakstənˈhiks- noun plural Usage: usually capitalized B&H Etymology: after John Braxton Hicks died 1897 English gynecologist : relatively painless nonrhythmic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRAXTON HICKS CONTRACTIONS — n. sporadic painless contractions of the uterus that occur toward the middle of pregnancy or even earlier (named after John …
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BRAXTON HICKS CONTRACTIONS — [ ˌbrakstən'hɪks ] ■ plural noun Medicine intermittent weak contractions of the uterus occurring during pregnancy. Origin early 20th cent.: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTIONS (PVCS) — Contractions of the lower chambers of the heart, the ventricles, which occur earlier than usual, because of abnormal electrical activity …
English Dictionary of Medicine
PARTURITION — I or birth or childbirth or labour or delivery Process of bringing forth a child from the uterus , ending …
Английский словарь Британика
MENSTRUATION — Periodic discharge from the vagina of blood, secretions, and shed mucous lining of the uterus (endometrium). The endometrium prepares to …
Английский словарь Британика
LABOR — I. ˈlābə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: see -or Etymology: Middle English labour, labor, from Old French, from Latin labor …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LABOR — — laboringly , adv. — laborless , adj. /lay"beuhr/ , n. 1. productive activity, esp. for the sake of economic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRACTION — — contractional , adj. /keuhn trak"sheuhn/ , n. 1. an act or instance of contracting. 2. the quality or state …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONVULSE — v. shake violently, have spasmodic muscular contractions; cause to shake violently, cause to suffer spasmodic muscular contractions
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BRAXTON HICKS — n. Braxton Hicks contractions, sporadic painless contractions of the uterus that occur toward the middle of pregnancy or even earlier …
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VOMITING — also called Emesis, the forcible ejection of the stomach contents from the mouth. Like nausea, vomiting may have a wide …
Britannica English vocabulary
URINATION — also called Micturition, the process of excreting urine from the urinary bladder. Nerve centres for the control of urination are …
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SWALLOWING — also called Deglutition, the act of passing food from the mouth, by way of the pharynx (or throat) and esophagus, …
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PERISTALSIS — involuntary movements of the longitudinal and circular muscles, primarily in the digestive tract but occasionally in other hollow tubes of …
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PARTURITION — also called birth, or childbirth process of bringing forth a child from the uterus, or womb. (The prior development of …
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ORGASM — also called Climax, climactic physiological state of heightened sexual excitement and gratification that is followed by relaxation of sexual tensions …
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HEART BLOCK — lack of synchronization in the contractions of the upper and the lower chambers of the heart-the atria and the ventricles. …
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HEART — organ that serves as a pump to circulate the blood. It may be a straight tube, as in spiders and …
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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE — any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels. Among the most important are atherosclerosis, …
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MUSCLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blood/nerve/brain/muscle etc cell ▪ No new brain cells are produced after birth. couldn’t …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTRACTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE high ▪ The fast twitch fibres have a much higher contraction speed and are …
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AMPLITUDE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE high ▪ This is a high amplitude burst of contractions that start in the …
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