Definition of muscle contraction Muscle contraction
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What does muscle contraction mean?
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| muscle contraction - (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | ||
| contraction, muscular contraction | ||
| shortening act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening" | ||
| physiology processes and functions of an organism | ||
| contracture an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle | ||
| tetanus a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses | ||
| uterine contraction a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal | ||
| braxton-hicks contraction, false labor painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency | ||
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