PERISTALSIS


Meaning of PERISTALSIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ per- ə - ' sto ̇ l-s ə s, - ' stäl-, - ' stal-

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -stal · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek peristaltikos peristaltic

Date: 1859

: successive waves of involuntary contraction passing along the walls of a hollow muscular structure (as the esophagus or intestine) and forcing the contents onward

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