לְהִתְכַּוֵּץ

Lehatakhotz

Translations

Hebrew: לְהִתְכַּוֵּץ
English: to contract / shrink
Russian: сокращаться
Arabic: تقلص
Pronunciation: Lehatakhotz

"to contract / shrink" in Hebrew is לְהִתְכַּוֵּץ (Lehatakhotz). In Russian it is сокращаться, and in Arabic تقلص. This is a term from the MedHebrew medical-Hebrew dictionary.

Related terms

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לְהִתְלוֹנֵןto complain לַחֲלוֹתto fall ill לִפְגּוֹעַto injure / affect לִפְצוֹעַto wound לְהִצְטַנֵּןto catch a cold לְהַקְרִיןto radiate / irradiate לִמְחוֹטto blow one's nose לְהִתְעַטֵשׁto sneeze לִירֹקto spit לִנְקוֹעַto sprain / dislocate לִשְׁבּוֹרto break / fracture לְגָרֵדto scratch / itch

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