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Peristalsis![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 ![]() Peristalsis \Per`i*stal"sis\, n. [NL. See Peristaltic.] (Physiol.) Peristaltic contraction or action. [1913 Webster] ![]() ![]() Source: WordNet (r) 2.0 ![]()
peristalsis
n : the process of wave-like muscle contractions of the
alimentary tract that moves food along [syn: vermiculation]
[ant: anastalsis]
[also: peristalses (pl)]
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