Braxton Hicks sign

Brax·ton Hicks sign

(braks'tŏn-hiks sīn) Irregular uterine contractions occurring after the third month of pregnancy.

Braxton Hicks,

John, English gynecologist, 1825-1897. Braxton Hicks contraction - rhythmic myometrial activity, occurring during the course of a pregnancy, which causes no pain for the patient.Braxton Hicks sign - irregular uterine contractions occurring after the third month of pregnancy.Braxton Hicks version - obsolete term for internal version of the fetus, substituting the breech for the head as the leading pole.