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contraction
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contraction, in physics

contraction, 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
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contraction, in grammar

contraction, 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,
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contraction - reduction


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19) NO is the basic neurotransmitter released from NANC inhibitory neurons that cause constriction of sphincter of Oddi in gallbladder contraction phase and relaxation of the gallbladder in the late postprandial phase.
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The final stage of wound healing is known as the maturation phase, also known as the epithelialisation or contraction phase.
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An oversimplified explanation of the PNF concept is that the voluntary contraction phase will override the muscle receptors' inclination to inhibit the stretch with an involuntary contraction, thus permitting a greater lengthening phase.
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