contracción

Definitions of contracción
  1. noun
    (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
  2. noun
    a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
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    type of:
    palabra
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
  3. noun
    the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
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    type of:
    encogimiento
    process or result of becoming less or smaller
  4. noun
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
    synonyms: atrofia, derramamiento, derretimiento, desperdicio, despilfarro, dilapidación, marasmo
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    type of:
    síntoma
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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