Labor - APEX
Labor
Peristalsis is the medical term meaning wave-like contractions. These are the type of contractions that move food through the digestive tract, for instance.
Lochia is the medical term meaning bleeding after childbirth.
Uterine contractions have the same name in medical terminology and lay language. The medical terminology combining form meaning uterine contractions is toco-.
Contractions
The medical term for rapid but regular atrial or ventricular contractions is tachycardia.
Parturition is the technical term for childbirth. This is the whole thing, as distinct from Labor problems, spasms, contractions ( does sound like Labor Problems) no wildcat strikes though. Neonatal ( new born, literally refers to the infantile child.)
tocodynamometer
The medical term for involuntary contractions of the eyelid is blepharospasm. This condition can cause the eyelid to twitch or close intermittently and may be temporary or chronic.
The eponym for those contractions is Braxton-Hicks.
The medical meaning of the term 'antepartum' is occurring or existing before labor or childbirth. It can be associated with reduced fetal birth weight.
Eutocia is the medical term meaning normal, healthy labor and childbirth. In contract, dystocia is the term meaning abnormal or difficult labor and birth.
Parturition means To process or bring forth youth,or the act or process of giving birth by Xtreme_Unknown^^