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Braxton-Hicks contraction

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Noun1.Braxton-Hicks contraction - painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
false labor
contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction - (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)


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The latter symptom alone is not a sufficient sign of labor, nor are Braxton-Hicks contractions.
The Dublin experience by Klaus, Phyllis H. / Mothering
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