FALSE LABOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency

Synonyms:

Braxton-Hicks contraction; false labor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("false labor" is a kind of...):

contraction; muscle contraction; muscular contraction ((physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber))

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