Term: braxton-hicks contraction: painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: swimmer: a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: coating: a thin layer covering something
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: cero: large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: squiggle: a short twisting line
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: mammal family: a family of mammals
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: 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
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: mae west: an inflatable life jacket
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: stump: the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: pearl sago: sago ground into small round grains
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: nymph: (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden