Term: uterine contraction: 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
Candidate hypernym: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) → 1
Candidate hypernym: proenzyme: any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active → 0
Candidate hypernym: water travel: travel by water → 0
Candidate hypernym: take: the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption → 0
Candidate hypernym: micropogonias: croakers → 0
Candidate hypernym: register: (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind → 0
Candidate hypernym: roundsman: a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on) → 0
Candidate hypernym: devolution: the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) → 0
Candidate hypernym: austrocedrus: one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus → 0
Candidate hypernym: doublespeak: any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not → 0
Candidate hypernym: expedition: a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country → 0