contractions
noun#15,998
Translations
- 陣痛じんつう
- コントラクションコントラクション
- 緊縮きんしゅく
- 収縮しゅうしゅく
English definition
- (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
Examples
- My contractions last about forty-five seconds.
- Contractions began.