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bn:00022237n
Noun Concept
SYL
No term available
EN
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) WordNet 3.0
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IS A
EN
shortening
EN
organic process
HAS KIND
EN
Braxton-Hicks contraction
EN
contracture
EN
tetanus
EN
uterine contraction
EN
vaginismus
+6 relations
HAS INSTANCE
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Haustral contractions
ANATOMICAL LOCATION
EN
muscle tissue
CATEGORY DOMAIN
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physiology
DERIVATION
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compress
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
EN
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
OPPOSITE OF
EN
relaxation of muscle
SOURCE OF ENERGY
EN
adenosine triphosphate

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