Term: braxton-hicks contraction: painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
Candidate hypernym: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) → 1
Candidate hypernym: swimmer: a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets → 0
Candidate hypernym: coating: a thin layer covering something → 0
Candidate hypernym: cero: large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters → 0
Candidate hypernym: squiggle: a short twisting line → 0
Candidate hypernym: mammal family: a family of mammals → 0
Candidate hypernym: natural family planning: any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs; coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle → 0
Candidate hypernym: mae west: an inflatable life jacket → 0
Candidate hypernym: stump: the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed → 0
Candidate hypernym: pearl sago: sago ground into small round grains → 0
Candidate hypernym: nymph: (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden → 0