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Whatsoe''er :: Whatsoe'er (pron.) A contraction of whatsoever; -- used in poetry.

Stenostome :: Stenosis (n.) A narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or orifice; as, stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from stricture in being applied especially to diffused rather than localized contractions, and in always indicating an origin organic and not spasmodic..

Wa''n''t :: Wa'n't () A colloquial contraction of was not.

Godspeed :: Godspeed (n.) Success; prosperous journeying; -- a contraction of the phrase, God speed you..

Synneuroses :: Synizesis (n.) A contraction of two syllables into one; synecphonesis.

Presystolic :: Presystolic (a.) Preceding the systole or contraction of the heart; as, the presystolic friction sound..

''s :: 's () A contraction for is or (colloquially) for has.

I''m :: I'm () A contraction of I am.

Brevity :: Brevity (n.) Contraction into few words; conciseness.

Lockjaw :: Lockjaw (n.) A contraction of the muscles of the jaw by which its motion is suspended; a variety of tetanus.

Sartorius :: Sartorius (n.) A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle, which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting..

Origin :: Origin (n.) The point of attachment or end of a muscle which is fixed during contraction; -- in contradistinction to insertion.

Twitch :: Twitch (n.) A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side..

Peristalsis :: Peristalsis (n.) Peristaltic contraction or action.

Soph :: Soph (n.) A contraction of Soph ister.

Hain''t :: Hain't () A contraction of have not or has not; as, I hain't, he hain't, we hain't..

Oxytocic :: Oxytocic (a.) Promoting uterine contractions, or parturition..

Pulmograde :: Pulmograde (a.) Swimming by the expansion and contraction, or lunglike movement, of the body, or of the disk, as do the medusae..

Tetanic :: Tetanic (a.) Of or pertaining to tetanus; having the character of tetanus; as, a tetanic state; tetanic contraction..

Idiomuscular :: Idiomuscular (a.) Applied to a semipermanent contraction of a muscle, produced by a mechanical irritant..

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