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