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contraction, in physicscontraction, in physics: see expansion expansion, in physics, increase in volume resulting from an increase in temperature. Contraction is the reverse process. When heat is applied to a body, the rate of vibration and the distances between the molecules composing it are increased and, hence, the space..... Click the link for more information. . contraction, in grammarcontraction, in writing: see abbreviation abbreviation, in writing, arbitrary shortening of a word, usually by cutting off letters from the end, as in U.S. and Gen. (General). Contraction serves the same purpose but is understood strictly to be the shortening of a word by cutting out letters in the middle,..... Click the link for more information. . contraction 1. Physiol any normal shortening or tensing of an organ or part, esp of a muscle, e.g. during childbirth 2. Pathol any abnormal tightening or shrinking of an organ or part
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A forced stretch, therefore, was imposed on the same muscles that were used to generate power during conventional cycling using concentric muscle contractions. Pain and fatigue after concentric muscle contractions. Several investigators(2,6,7) concluded that exercises primarily requiring the use of eccentric muscle contractions produce greater muscle soreness than do exercises that require mostly concentric muscle contractions. |
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