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uterine contraction

noun

1 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.

is a specific kind of: contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction.

is a part of: childbed, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail.

Dutch: barenswee, wee

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