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Strictured :: Stricture (n.) A localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf. Organic stricture, and Spasmodic stricture, under Organic, and Spasmodic..

Larypgismus :: Larypgismus (n.) A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to contraction or closure of the opening..

Intake :: Intake (n.) the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.

Volvulus :: Volvulus (n.) The spasmodic contraction of the intestines which causes colic.

Muscle :: Muscle (n.) An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion..

E''en :: E'en (adv.) A contraction for even. See Even.

Rounding :: Rounding (n.) Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11..

Electro-muscular :: Electro-muscular (a.) Pertaining the reaction (contraction) of the muscles under electricity, or their sensibility to it..

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

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

I''ve :: I've () Colloquial contraction of I have.

Contraction :: Contraction (n.) The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never; can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is..

Ta''en :: Ta'en () p. p. of Ta, to take, or a contraction of Taken..

Tonicity :: Tonicity (n.) The state of healthy tension or partial contraction of muscle fibers while at rest; tone; tonus.

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..

Photo :: Photo (n.) A contraction of Photograph.

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..

Coz :: Coz (n.) A contraction of cousin.

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..

E''er :: E'er (adv.) A contraction for ever. See Ever.

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