Braxton Hicks

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Braxton Hicks (countable and uncountable, plural Braxton Hickses)

  1. Synonym of Braxton Hicks contraction
    • 1910, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine:
      The second condition in which the treatment of Braxton Hicks is impossible is when version cannot be performed owing to the escape of the liquor amnii.