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Meaning of PERISTALSIS
Pronunciation:
`peree'stalsis
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
the
process
of
wave
-
like
muscle
contractions
of
the
alimentary
tract
that
moves
food
along
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Synonyms:
vermiculation
Antonyms:
anastalsis
See Also:
activity
,
bodily function
,
bodily process
,
body process
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition:
\
Per
`
i
*
stal
"
sis
\,
n
. [
NL
.
See
{
Peristaltic
}.] (
Physiol
.)
Peristaltic
contraction
or
action
.
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Medical Dictionary
Definition:
Wave-like contraction of muscles, particularly in the digestive system, that propels food or food residue through the digestive tract.
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Biology Dictionary
Definition:
This is the wave-like movement of the muscular walls of hollow organs such as the esophagus; it serves to move materials through the organ.
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