contraction
111Fausse contraction — Contraction de Braxton Hicks La contraction de Braxton Hicks (ou fausse contraction) est une contraction isolée de l utérus qui survient à partir de la sixième semaine de grossesse, quoique la plupart des femmes la ressente seulement à partir du… …
112isotonic contraction — Contraction of a muscle, the tension remaining constant. Since the contractile force is proportional to the overlap of the filaments, and the overlap is varying, the numbers of active cross bridges must be changing …
113hourglass contraction — contraction of an organ (as the stomach or uterus) at or near the middle …
114myotatic contraction — contraction or irritability of a muscle brought into play by sudden passive stretching or by tapping on its tendon. See also stretch reflex and tendon reflex, under reflex …
115Contraction and convergence — Kontraktion und Konvergenz beschreibt ein Konzept des Klimaschutzes, das aus zwei Dimensionen besteht: Kontraktion bezieht sich auf die notwendige Reduktion des Treibhausgas Ausstoßes, um die globale Erwärmung einzudämmen. Konvergenz bedeutet,… …
116Contraction Kelvin-Helmholtz — Mécanisme de Kelvin Helmholtz En astrophysique, le mécanisme de Kelvin Helmholtz est un phénomène qui a lieu lorsque la surface d une étoile ou d une planète se refroidit. Ce refroidissement entraîne une baisse de pression et le corps céleste la… …
117Contraction, uterine — The tightening and shortening of the uterine muscles. During labor, contractions accomplish two things: (1) they cause the cervix to thin and dilate (open); and (2) they aid the baby to descend into the birth canal …
118contraction bonds — See reverse TAC tranche …
119contraction band — one of the bands seen by light microscopy in fully contracted muscle on either side of the Z band, caused by distortion of the ends of the myosin filaments by the Z band …
120contraction fasciculations — brief, rhythmic twitching of a muscle during weak voluntary or postural contractions; seen in some elderly patients and those with neurogenic muscle atrophy …
