PERISTALSIS


Meaning of PERISTALSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌper-ə-ˈstȯl-səs, -ˈstäl-, -ˈstal- ]

noun

( plural peri·stal·ses -ˌsēz)

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.