Contraction

forminskning

((sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume)

kontraksjon

((sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume)

kontraksjon

(shortening of a muscle during its use)

sammentrekning

(shortening of a muscle during its use)

sammentrekning

(strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth)

sammentrekning

(shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark)