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Noun Concept
Categories: Exercise physiology, Muscular system, Skeletal muscle, Articles with short description, Neurology
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contraction  muscular contraction  muscle contraction  eccentric  concentric contraction
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(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) WordNet 3.0
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(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Muscle contraction is the activation of tension-generating sites within muscle cells. Wikipedia
The physiological condition of a muscle which generates tension at its origin and insertion Wikipedia Disambiguation
Process in which force is generated within muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry. Force generation involves a chemo-mechanical energy conversion step that is carried out by the actin/myosin complex activity, which generates force Wikidata
A shortening of a muscle when it is used. Wiktionary
Shortening of a muscle when it is used. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
shortening
organic process
HAS KIND
Braxton-Hicks contraction
contracture
tetanus
uterine contraction
vaginismus
+6 relations
HAS INSTANCE
Haustral contractions
ANATOMICAL LOCATION
muscle tissue
CATEGORY DOMAIN
physiology
DERIVATION
compress
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
OPPOSITE OF
relaxation of muscle
SOURCE OF ENERGY
adenosine triphosphate
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction
Wikipedia
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muscle contraction
Wikidata
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muscle contraction
Wiktionary
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contraction
Wikipedia Redirections
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concentric contraction, Concentric exercise, contractile proteins, Contraction of the muscles, cross-bridge cycle, cross-bridge cycling, Crossbridge cycle, crossbridge cycling, E-C coupling, EC coupling, eccentric (Sport), eccentric contraction, eccentric exercises, excitation-contraction coupling, Excitation contraction coupling, excitation–contraction coupling, isokinetic, latent period, M-response, muscle contractions, muscle physiology, Muscle stimuli, muscular contraction
Wikidata Alias
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contraction, GO:0006936, muscular contraction

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