6 sentences with 'contraction'
Example sentences and phrases with the word contraction and other words derived from it.
• « Due to the contraction of her shoulders, Rona was walking with increasing difficulty every day. »
• « Muscles are groups of specialised cells capable of contraction and relaxation to perform movement. »
• « The pulse is the rhythmic expansion and contraction of an artery as blood is pumped from the heart. »
• « Hiccups occur as a result of a spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm, the muscle that facilitates breathing. »
• « Similarly, in order to facilitate the contraction of the muscles of the limbs, the ligaments that control the organs of the digestive system relax. »