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noun • a painful and involuntary muscular contraction • (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) | ||||
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noun • a local and habitual twitching especially in the face | ||||
| 90% | 11 | Act of compacting or condensing | ||
noun • an increase in the density of something • the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together • encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required • applying pressure | ||||
Contraction
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SPASM which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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SPASM
Updated: October 12, 2023
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| Telegraph Cross Atlantic12 Feb 2023 | Across 70 | |
| New York Times11 Jul 2003 | Down 6 | |
| New York Times22 Apr 1987 | Across 5 | |
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1 | Closes during ventricular contraction and opens during atrial contraction | |
2 | Common contraction
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01 Apr 1976 | New York Times / 01 Apr 1976 |
3 | Contraction used by servants and children
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08 Sep 1977 | New York Times / 08 Sep 1977 |
4 | Neg. contraction
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18 May 1977 | New York Times / 18 May 1977 |
5 | Poetic contraction
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25 May 1976 | New York Times / 25 May 1976 |
6 | Servant's contraction
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12 May 1977 | New York Times / 12 May 1977 |
7 | The contraction of this muscle on one side assists in lateral flexion of the spine, while contraction on both sides assists in flexion of the spine. |
