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"the contraction of a gas on cooling"nounthe process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
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noun(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
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nounthe act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scopeOpposite:type of:
Definition that contains contraction
- heart the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
- beat the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- gas the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
- headache pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
- pulse the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- pump the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
- labor concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- heartbeat the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- labour concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- cramp a painful and involuntary muscular contraction