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HOUR-GLASS CONTRACTION

\ˈa͡ʊ͡əɡlˈas kəntɹˈakʃən], \ˈa‍ʊ‍əɡlˈas kəntɹˈakʃən], \ˈaʊə_ɡ_l_ˈa_s k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of HOUR-GLASS CONTRACTION

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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A central constriction of a hollow organ, such as the stomach or the uterus.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Applied to a certain uterine contraction.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Contraction of an organ, as the stomach or uterus, at the middle.
Contraction of the uterus which assumes an hour-glass shape.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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