NOM | act | contracció uterina | 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 |
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Sentit | 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. | |
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Part de | embaràs, gestació | concluding state of pregnancy |
General | contracció muscular, contracció | (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) |
Anglès | uterine contraction |
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