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Category: Mom's health A hormone released by the placenta that serves to loosen ligaments and joints throughout the body. The purpose is to relax the pelvis, increasing the size of the pelvic diameters to allow passage of the baby at birth. (Relaxin in also responsible for loosening the ligaments in the feet, which many women experience as a permanent increase in shoe-size.) Find out more about Relaxin: Articles | Books/products
Ãâó: pregnancyandbaby.com/read/articles/2457.htm
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| relaxation |
Rate of reduction of stress in a material due to creep. An alternate term is stress relaxation.
Ãâó: unistates.com/rmt/explained/glossary/rmtglossaryr....
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This is found early in pregnancy and is responsible for helping limit the activity of the womb and soften the cervix in preparation for delivery.
Ãâó: www.hon.ch/Dossier/MotherChild/preg_changes/hormon...
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The use of simple relaxation and breathing exercises to enable an individual to relax.
Ãâó: www.mountvernoncancernetwork.nhs.uk/glossary/r.htm
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An outmoded EDM power supply circuit which uses capacitors to store the charge that produces the spark at the gap. The capacitor is charged through a resistor and discharged across the gap when conditions are correct (gap distance, voltage, etc.). This is the original EDM circuit and is seldom used in advanced machines.
Ãâó: www.mmsonline.com/edm/glossary/nz.html
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