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Swom :: Swoln () Contraction of Swollen, p. p..

Myosis :: Myosis (n.) Long-continued contraction of the pupil of the eye.

Pressor :: Pressor (a.) Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of pressure; as, pressor nerve fibers, stimulation of which excites the vasomotor center, thus causing a stronger contraction of the arteries and consequently an increase of the arterial blood pressure; -- opposed to depressor..

Whate''er :: Whate'er (pron.) A contraction of what-ever; -- used in poetry.

Shrinkage :: Shrinkage (n.) The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc..

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

Can''t :: Can't () A colloquial contraction for can not.

Labialization :: Labialization (n.) The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening.

Fore :: Fore (prep.) Before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of afore or before.

Icequake :: Icequake (n.) The crash or concussion attending the breaking up of masses of ice, -- often due to contraction from extreme cold..

Electro-bioscopy :: Electro-bioscopy (n.) A method of determining the presence or absence of life in an animal organism with a current of electricity, by noting the presence or absence of muscular contraction..

Vingtun :: Vingtun (n.) Contraction for Vingt et un.

T''other :: T'other () A colloquial contraction of the other, and formerly a contraction for that other. See the Note under That, 2..

Inertia :: Inertia (n.) Want of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased..

Tetanus :: Tetanus (n.) That condition of a muscle in which it is in a state of continued vibratory contraction, as when stimulated by a series of induction shocks..

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

I''d :: I'd () A contraction from I would or I had.

Contraction :: Contraction (n.) A marriage contract.

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

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

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