compaction

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10548
  1. Complication of labor in twin births in which there is attempted simultaneous expulsion of both twins, so that the lower part of the mother’s pelvis is filled and further descent through the birth canal is prevented.
  2. In embryology, process during which blastomeres change their shape and align themselves tightly against each other to form the compact morula.
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. (Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 738 [Terms] [Paper]