Related Words for contraction

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WordSyllablesCategories
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