- an|ti|per|i|stal|sis
- an|ti|per|i|stal|sis «AN tee PEHR uh STAL sihs», noun.reversed peristaltic action of the intestines, by which their contents are carried upward.╂[< anti- + peristalsis]
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per|i|stal|sis — «PEHR uh STAL sihs», noun, plural ses « seez». a movement in the wall of a hollow organ by which its contents are moved onward, such as the wavelike, circular contractions of the alimentary canal. ╂[< New Latin peristalsis < Greek… … Useful english dictionary
stal — an·ti·per·i·stal·sis; an·ti·per·i·stal·tic; in·stal·lant; in·stal·la·tion; peri·stal·sis; peri·stal·tic; peri·stal·ti·cal·ly; peri·stal·toid; ret·ro·stal·sis; ret·ro·stal·tic; stal·ace; stal·ac·tit·ic; stal·ag·mit·ic; stal·ag·mom·e·ter;… … English syllables
peristalsis — per•i•stal•sis [[t]ˌpɛr əˈstɔl sɪs, ˈstæl [/t]] n. pl. ses ( sēz). pat progressive waves of involuntary muscle contractions and relaxations that move matter along certain tubelike structures of the body, as ingested food along the alimentary… … From formal English to slang
antiperistalsis — an·ti·per·i·stal·sis … English syllables
hyperperistalsis — Excessive rapidity of the passage of food through the stomach and intestine. * * * hy·per·peri·stal·sis .per ə stȯl səs, stäl , stal n, pl stal·ses .sēz excessive or excessively vigorous peristalsis compare HYPERMOTILITY … Medical dictionary
antiperistalsis — SYN: reversed peristalsis. * * * an·ti·peri·stal·sis .per ə stȯl səs, stäl , stal n, pl stal·ses .sēz reversed peristalsis * * * n. a wave of contraction in the alimentary canal that passes in an oral (i.e. upward or backwards) direction… … Medical dictionary
dysperistalsis — dys·per·i·stal·sis (dis per″ĭ stawlґsis) [dys + peristalsis] painful or abnormal peristalsis … Medical dictionary
retroperistalsis — ret·ro·per·i·stal·sis (ret″ro per″ĭ stawlґsis) reversed peristalsis … Medical dictionary
Peristalsis — Per i*stal sis, n. [NL. See {Peristaltic}.] (Physiol.) Peristaltic contraction or action. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peristalsis — /per euh stawl sis, stal /, n., pl. peristalses / seez/. Physiol. the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, esp. the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system. [1855 60; < NL < Gk … Universalium
