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Definition of contraction
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Contraction
(n.)
Something
contracted
or
abbreviated,
as a word or
phrase;
-- as,
plenipo
for
plenipotentiary;
crim. con. for
criminal
conversation,
etc..
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Ecbolic
::
Ecbolic
(n.) A drug, as
ergot,
which by
exciting
uterine
contractions
promotes
the
expulsion
of the
contents
of the
uterus..
Round
::
Round (a.)
Modified,
as a
vowel,
by
contraction
of the lip
opening,
making
the
opening
more or less round in
shape;
rounded;
labialized;
labial.
See Guide to
Pronunciation,
/ 11..
Intake
::
Intake
(n.) the
beginning
of a
contraction
or
narrowing
in a tube or
cylinder.
Cello
::
Cello (n.) A
contraction
for
Violoncello.
I'' Ll
::
I' ll ()
Contraction
for I will or I
shall.
Contractible
::
Contractible
(a.)
Capable
of
contraction.
Muscle
::
Muscle
(n.) An organ
which,
by its
contraction,
produces
motion..
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..
I''ve
::
I've ()
Colloquial
contraction
of I have.
Superable
::
Super (n.) A
contraction
of
Supernumerary,
in sense 2..
Excito-motory
::
Excito-motory
(a.)
Exciting
motion;
-- said of that
portion
of the
nervous
system
concerned
in
reflex
actions,
by which
impressions
are
transmitted
to a nerve
center
and then
reflected
back so as to
produce
muscular
contraction
without
sensation
or
volition..
Labial
::
Labial
(a.)
Modified,
as a
vowel,
by
contraction
of the lip
opening,
as /
(f/d),
/
(/ld),
etc., and as eu and u in
French,
and o, u in
German.
See Guide to
Pronunciation,
// 11, 178..
''em
::
'Em () An
obsolete
or
colloquial
contraction
of the old form hem,
them..
Contraction
::
Contraction
(n.) The act or
process
of
contracting,
shortening,
or
shrinking;
the state of being
contracted;
as,
contraction
of the
heart,
of the pupil of the eye, or of a
tendion;
the
contraction
produced
by
cold..
Stamped
::
Stammering
(n.) A
disturbance
in the
formation
of
sounds.
It is due
essentially
to
long-continued
spasmodic
contraction
of the
diaphragm,
by which
expiration
is
preented,
and hence it may be
considered
as a
spasmodic
inspiration..
Myograph
::
Myograph
(n.) An
instrument
for
determining
and
recording
the
different
phases,
as the
intensity,
velocity,
etc., of a
muscular
contraction..
Tetanic
::
Tetanic
(a.)
Producing,
or
tending
to
produce,
tetanus,
or tonic
contraction
of the
muscles;
as, a
tetanic
remedy.
See
Tetanic,
n..
Asthma
::
Asthma
(n.) A
disease,
characterized
by
difficulty
of
breathing
(due to a
spasmodic
contraction
of the
bronchi),
recurring
at
intervals,
accompanied
with a
wheezing
sound,
a sense of
constriction
in the
chest,
a
cough,
and
expectoration..
Spasm
::
Spasm (v. t.) An
involuntary
and
unnatural
contraction
of one or more
muscles
or
muscular
fibers.
Astriction
::
Astriction
(n.) A
contraction
of parts by
applications;
the
action
of an
astringent
substance
on the
animal
economy.
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