Word Finder - contractions

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A reversible reduction in size.

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A period of economic decline or negative growth.

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The country's economic contraction was caused by high oil prices.

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A shortening of a muscle when it is used.

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A strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.

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A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are lost or reduced, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word.

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In English didn't, that's, and wanna, the endings -n't, -'s, and -a arose by contraction.

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(English orthography) A word with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe, usually resulting from the above process.

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"Don't" is a contraction of "do not."

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A shorthand symbol indicating an omission for the purpose of brevity.

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The process of contracting a disease.

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the contraction of malaria

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Syncope, the loss of sounds from within a word.

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The acquisition of something, generally negative.

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Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors.

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A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together.

A medusa has a layer of muscles, more or less strongly developed, running in a circular direction on the surface of the subumbrella, the contractions of which are antagonized by the elasticity of the gelatinous substance of the body.

But I'm not feeling any contractions, nor have I ever felt braxton hicks or anything.

You will also receive the hormone oxytocin to help stimulate uterine contractions.

We then started doing deep squats, with hip presses during contractions.

A given cormus may bear one or several nectocalyces, and by their contractions they propel the colony slowly along, like so many medusae harnessed together.

So definite is this that, despite a great increase in the force of the contractions and despite experimental proof that the heart does more work in a given time under the influence of digitalis, the organ subsequently displays all the signs of having rested, its improved vigour being really due to its obtaining a larger supply of the nutrient blood.

By shaking the blade rhythmically, a rapid-fire exchange of opposing muscle contractions is initiated, from the core to the extremities.

Maria Long labor - 40 hours in total - and spaced-out contractions in second stage, but still gave birth at home.

Death is due to respiratory muscle spasm (remember " tetanic contractions " from your work in physiology - where muscle never rests).

A woman's water may break; she may have back pain; or her contractions may simply begin.

Early labor consists of the initial contractions that you experience.

Sometimes it can be hard to tell the difference between those practice contractions, which are Braxton-Hicks, and the real thing.

Real labor contractions will come at regular intervals, and they will get progressively stronger.

These contractions are working to open and thin out your cervix to ready the birth canal for the delivery of your baby.

While your contractions may start out at twenty minutes apart, they will eventually progress to around five minutes apart.

These contractions may last as long as a minute, and you may also notice the loss of your mucus plug during this time.

Your contractions are probably occuring every five minutes or less and lasting at least one minute.

Transition is the time in which you focus all of your attention on delivering your baby and coping with the contractions.

If you have a scheduled induction, you will be started on a synthetic hormone, such as pitocin, to stimulate your contractions.

Potential risk of needed bed rest due to possible preterm labor contractions or other complications.

It may take another set of contractions for the placenta to come out, and the kitten will remain attached via the umbilical cords.

If your cat has had contractions for more than an hour without delivering a kitten or seems to be struggling more than normal, take her to a vet immediately.

Stress levels were measure by the muscular contractions in various parts of the body.

Some practitioners believe that black cohosh ripens the cervix and strengthens contractions, leading to the onset of labor.

Black cohosh may stimulate uterine contractions, and could result in miscarriage.

Saponins, the active ingredient, increase blood flow, and it is thought that increased blood flow to the uterus may spark contractions.

This is the active stage of labor where your dog will begin having strong contractions.

Once that first puppy arrives, your dog may take a few minutes to rest before the next wave of contractions begins.

These painful cramps come without warning and are sudden, involuntary muscle contractions.

The symptoms of Parkinson's disease include muscle contractions and stiffness.

These contractions can continue for up to 20 minutes after feeding and may be painful during the first few days.

Regardless of the baby's initial suckling behavior, this interaction stimulates uterine contractions, promotes colonization of harmless bacteria on the nipple, and helps to protect the infant from pathogenic bacteria.

It can take place over a period of days without being noticed or over a period of two to six hours with distinctive contractions.

There is no pain involved with the breaking the bag of waters, although the contractions may intensify.

During this first phase, a woman's contractions typically increase in frequency and duration.

The contractions are more intense and accomplishing more in less time.

Relaxing between contractions is essential for coping because these contractions are more intense.

The contractions become very strong, are two to three minutes apart, and last 60-90 seconds.

It may feel as if the contractions never stop, and there is no time to relax between them.

It is important to breathe with her through contractions as this keeps her attention on what she needs to do.

The uterine contractions get stronger, and the infant passes along the vagina helped by contractions of the uterus and the mother's pushing.

Research has shown, however, that the contractions will continue to push the baby down the birth canal without mother's help.

If a woman is numb from an epidural, she cannot push effectively, and it is usually better to let the contractions work alone.

In the final stage of labor, the placenta is expelled by the continuing uterine contractions.

The importance of the sign of contractions is in the rhythm and not the contractions.

True labor contractions may start once every ten or 15 minutes or even at longer intervals, but gradually the interval decreases until they come every three to four minutes.

If contractions are not ongoing prior to this, they are likely to start soon after.

True labor is determined by whether the contractions are, in fact, changing the cervix.

Although the woman having the contractions may feel like she is really experiencing labor, true labor is determined by cervical change.

Many women may experience Braxton-Hicks contractions (practice contractions) in preparation for true labor, and these can become uncomfortable at times, which prevents the woman from resting.