Term: lightening: descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
Broader: descent: a movement downward | Unrelated: hematopoiesis: the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
Broader: descent: a movement downward | Unrelated: quatrain: a stanza of four lines
Broader: descent: a movement downward | Unrelated: minstrel show: a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes
Broader: descent: a movement downward | Unrelated: genus salpa: type (perhaps sole) genus of the Salpidae
Broader: descent: a movement downward | Unrelated: a battery: the battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube
Broader: descent: a movement downward | Unrelated: kilter: in working order
Broader: descent: a movement downward | Unrelated: marseille: strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads
Broader: descent: a movement downward | Unrelated: sultan: the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
Broader: descent: a movement downward | Unrelated: skycap: a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at an airport
Broader: descent: a movement downward | Unrelated: resting potential: the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse