NOUN
- the act of making something less tight
- the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
How To Use laxation In A Sentence
- The depth and rate of breathing are controlled by special centres in the brain, which influence the nerves that cause contraction and relaxation of the muscles of respiration.
- I play golf for relaxation.
- The treatment for people addicted to tranquillizers includes training in stress management and relaxation techniques.
- Let us see if these statements are true, if laxation, urination or perspiration produced by poisonous drugs are identical in character and in effect with the elimination produced by natural living and natural methods of treatment through healing crises. Nature Cure
- The way he drops off his chair on to one knee as he is talking does not suggest relaxation. Times, Sunday Times
- Patients were also assisted with setting goals for lifestyle changes, particularly in nutrition and exercise, and were asked to use the audio cassette to practice relaxation for 20 minutes each day.
- The second function of music therapy is relaxation because the music can tranquilize the mind by nourishing the heart.
- The magnitude of the angular change associated with the transition from rigor to relaxation was similar for both light chains and amounted to less than 5 deg.
- Most of these molecules are generated during the grinding and malaxation, when active enzymes from the damaged fruit cells come into contact with vulnerable polyunsaturated fatty acids in the green chloroplasts. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
- Belonging to a class of mood-altering drugs, barbiturates induce relaxation and sleep.