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   Brax·ton Hicks con·trac·tions

   /ˌbrakstən ˈhiks kənˌtrakSH(ə)nz/

   plural

   • 1. intermittent weak contractions of the uterus occurring during pregnancy.

   Word Origin early 20th century: named after John Braxton Hicks (1823–97), English gynaecologist.

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