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UTERINE CONTRACTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("uterine contraction" 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))

Holonyms ("uterine contraction" is a part of...):

childbed; confinement; labor; labour; lying-in; parturiency; travail (concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child)

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 Context examples: 

A shortening and thinning of cervix due to the action of uterine contractions during active labor to allow for fetal descent.

(Cervical Effacement, NCI Thesaurus)

The nadir of the deceleration occurs after the peak of the uterine contraction, and the time from onset to nadir of the deceleration is greater than or equal to 30 seconds.

(Late Fetal Heart Rate Deceleration, NCI Thesaurus)

The stage of the labor and childbirth process when the uterine contractions become strong and regular with cervical effacement and complete dilation of the cervix.

(First Stage of Labor, NCI Thesaurus)

Uterine contractions resulting in cervical change (dilation and/or effacement).

(Birthing Labor, NCI Thesaurus)

The nadir of the deceleration occurs at the same time as the peak of the uterine contraction, and the time from onset to nadir of the deceleration is greater than or equal to 30 seconds.

(Early Fetal Heart Rate Deceleration, NCI Thesaurus)