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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| condensation | xx/x | Noun, Noun |
| compression | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| expansion | x/x | Noun |
| contracting | /xx | Noun |
| dilation | x/x | Noun |
| spasm | /x | Noun |
| dilatation | xx/x | Noun |
| elongation | xx/x | Noun |
| deformation | xx/x | Noun |
| contractile | /xx | Adjective |
| recession | x/x | Noun |
| constriction | x/x | Noun |
| slowdown | /x | Noun |
| growth | / | Noun |
| muscle | /x | Noun |
| shrinkage | /x | Noun |
| deceleration | xxx/x | Noun |
| dislocation | x//x | Noun |
| contracture | x/x | Noun |
| slackening | /xx | Noun |
| deflation | x/x | Noun |
| expansionary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| levator | /xx | Noun |
| systole | // | Noun |
| cramp | / | Noun |
| stimulus | /xx | Noun |
| quickening | /xx | Noun |
| retrenchment | x/x | Noun |
| retraction | x/x | Noun |
| distension | x/x | Noun |
| labor | /x | Noun |
| dilating | x/x | Verb |
| enlargement | x/x | Noun |
| downturn | /x | Noun |
| stimulation | xx/x | Noun |
| involuntary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| oscillation | xx/x | Noun |
| slump | / | Noun |
| nominalization | /xxx/x | Noun |
| tightness | /x | Noun |
| flexion | /x | Noun |
| intensification | xxxx/x | Noun |
| spurt | / | Noun |
| pollicis | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| involution | xx/x | Noun |
| inflection | x/x | Noun |
| labour | /x | Noun |
| uterus | /xx | Noun |
| uterine | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| flexing | /x | Noun |
| movement | /x | Noun |
| rupture | /x | Noun |
| clonic | /x | Adjective |
| construction | x/x | Noun |
| reorientation | x/xx/x | Noun |
| collapse | x/ | Noun |
| tetany | /xx | Noun |
| vasodilation | /xx/x | Noun |
| declension | x/x | Noun |
| stretching | /x | Verb |
| distention | x/x | Noun |
| diaphragmatic | /xx/x | Adjective |
| reflex | /x | Noun, Verb |
| inflation | x/x | Noun |
| stagnation | x/x | Noun |
| intake | /x | Noun |
| vasoconstriction | /xx/x | Noun |
| relaxation | xx/x | Noun |
| pulsating | /xx | Noun |
| orgasm | /xx | Noun |
| constraint | x/ | Noun |
| explosion | x/x | Noun |
| inertia | x/x | Noun |
| pressure | /x | Noun |
| eruption | x/x | Noun |
| hypotonia | xx/xx | Noun |
| action | /x | Noun |
| eccentric | x/x | Adjective |
| pression | /x | Noun |
| travail | x/ | Noun |
| diastole | x/xx | Noun |
| relief | x/ | Noun |
| muscle tone | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| beating | /x | Noun |
| stiffness | /x | Noun |
| peristalsis | /x/x | Noun |
| exertion | x/x | Noun |
| negative | /xx | Adjective |
| convulsion | x/x | Noun |
| detrusor | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| premature | xx/ | Adverb |
| isometric | xx/x | Adjective |
| atrial | /xx | Verb |
| orbicularis | /xxxx | Noun |
| quadriceps | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| isotonic | xx/x | Adjective |
| ventricular | x/xx | Verb, Adverb |
| sudden | /x | Adverb |
| spasmodic | x/x | Adjective |
| tonic | /x | Adjective |
| wound | / | Adjective |
| muscular | /xx | Adjective |
| peristaltic | /xxx | Adjective |
| musculature | /xxx | Noun |
| masseter | /xx | Noun |
| flexors | /x | Noun |
| hamstrings | /x | Noun |
| phasic | /x | Adjective |
| extensors | x/x | Noun |
| triceps | /x | Noun |
| fatiguing | x/x | Adjective |
| anisotropic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| atrophy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| austerity | x/xx | Noun |
| bending | /x | Noun |
| borrowing | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| celebration | xx/x | Noun |
| chambers | /x | Noun |
| circumferential | x/x/x | Adjective |
| compressive | x/x | Adjective |
| constant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| contamination | xxx/x | Noun |
| contradiction | xx/x | Noun |
| costal | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| creep | / | Verb, Noun |
| crunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| curtailment | x/x | Noun |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| darkening | /xx | Noun |
| decline | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decrease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| depolarization | x/xx/x | Noun |
| diagonal | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| dimensionless | x/xx | Adjective |
| dorsiflexion | /x/x | Noun |
| downsizing | /xx | Noun |
| drawdown | /x | Noun |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| erythroid | xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| extension | x/x | Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| fiber | /x | Noun |
| hyperextension | xxx/x | Noun |
| its | / | Noun |
| latitudinal | xx/xx | Adjective |
| lengthening | /xx | Noun |
| meltdown | /x | Noun |
| moisture | /x | Noun |
| narrowing | /xx | Noun |
| pronation | x/x | Noun |
| pulsation | /xx | Noun |
| reduction | x/x | Noun |
| retreat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| rise | / | Noun, Verb |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| shortening | /xx | Noun |
| shrink | / | Verb, Noun |
| slowing | /x | Noun |
| squeeze | / | Verb, Noun |
| stricture | /x | Noun |
| stringency | /xx | Noun |
| tightening | /xx | Noun |
| twitch | / | Verb, Noun |
| weakening | /xx | Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
