Engelsk navneord: muscle contraction | |||
| 1. | muscle contraction (om handling) (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | contraction, muscular contraction | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | shortening | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | Braxton-Hicks contraction, contracture, false labor, tetanus, uterine contraction, vaginismus | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | physiology | ||