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braxton-hicks contraction

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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency

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hypernyms (3)

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  1. contraction
  2. muscle contraction
  3. muscular contraction

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