muscle contraction
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
Types & categories
- shortening hypernym
- contracture hyponym
- tetanus hyponym
- uterine contraction hyponym
- Braxton-Hicks contraction hyponym
- vaginismus hyponym
Related & opposite
- constrict derivation
- physiology domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | constrict |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physiology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | shortening |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | contracture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tetanus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | uterine contraction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Braxton-Hicks contraction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vaginismus |