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uterine contraction, n.
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
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uterine contraction
semantic pointers
hypernym
contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction
part holonym
confinement, parturiency, labor, labour, lying-in, travail, childbed