muscular contraction

NOUN
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH M

muscular contraction is a valid 20-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 36 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3U1S1C3U1L1A1R1C3O1N1T1R1A1C3T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING

What does muscular contraction mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber).

SYNONYMS
CONTRACTIONMUSCLE CONTRACTION
BROADER
SHORTENING
NARROWER
FALSE LABORTETANUSUTERINE CONTRACTIONBRAXTON-HICKS CONTRACTIONVAGINISMUSCONTRACTURE