|
  • Search Results
  • Advanced Search
  • List Builder
  • Random Word

uterine contraction

DEFINITIONS OF: uterine contraction

1

n 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

Type of:
contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES