Meaning of UTERINE CONTRACTION

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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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	See Also:		childbed, confinement, contraction, labor, labour, lying-in, muscular contraction, parturiency, travail