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contraction

How to sign: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

contractions (uterine) in ASL Watch how to sign contractions (uterine) in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: muscular contraction, muscle contraction

Categories: shortening

Within this category: Braxton-Hicks contraction, contracture, tetanus, uterine contraction, vaginismus

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