Definition of Contraction. Meaning of Contraction. Synonyms of Contraction

- up contraction or contracted in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contraction may refer to: Contraction (grammar), a shortened word Poetic contraction, omission...
- Muscle contraction is the activation of tension-generating sites within muscle cells. In physiology, muscle contraction does not necessarily mean muscle...
- In cardiac physiology, isometric contraction is an event occurring in early systole during which the ventricles contract with no corresponding volume...
- Braxton Hicks contractions, also known as practice contractions or false labor, are sporadic uterine contractions that may start around six w****s into...
- ****l contractions are contractions of the pelvic muscles surrounding the ****, especially the pubococcygeus muscle. ****l contractions are generally...
- A contraction is a shortened version of the spoken and written forms of a word, syllable, or word group, created by omission of internal letters and sounds...
- Segmentation contractions (or movements) are a type of intestinal motility. Unlike peristalsis, which predominates in the esophagus, segmentation contractions occur...
- Length contraction is the phenomenon that a moving object's length is measured to be shorter than its proper length, which is the length as measured in...
- A premature ventricular contraction (PVC) is a common event where the heartbeat is initiated by Purkinje fibers in the ventricles rather than by the sinoatrial...
- A tetanic contraction (also called tetanized state, tet****, or physiologic tet****, the latter to differentiate from the disease called tet****) is a...