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PERISTALSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: peristalses   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along

Synonyms:

peristalsis; vermiculation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("peristalsis" is a kind of...):

activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)

Antonym:

anastalsis (muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis)

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