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
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: 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
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: water travel: travel by water
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: take: the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: micropogonias: croakers
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: 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
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: roundsman: a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: devolution: the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: austrocedrus: one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: doublespeak: any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not
Broader: contraction: (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | Unrelated: expedition: a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country