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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

change of magnitude go
the act of changing the amount or size of something

reduction, decrease, diminution, step-down go
the act of decreasing or reducing something

shortening go
act of decreasing in length

contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

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contracture go
an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
tetanus go
a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
uterine contraction go
a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal
Braxton-Hicks contraction, false labor go
painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
vaginismus go
muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close