English Explanatory Dictionary

Braxton Hicks contraction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sporadic uterine contraction during pregnancy; false labour.

Word forms

Braxton Hicks contraction Braxton Hicks contractions

Etymology

Named after John Braxton Hicks, English doctor who described them.

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