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

Definition of 'muscle contraction'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. muscle contraction
A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments.

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