PERISTALTIC


Meaning of PERISTALTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -tik ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek peristaltikos, from peristellein to wrap around, from peri- + stellein to place

Date: 1655

1. : of, relating to, resulting from, or being peristalsis

2. : having an action suggestive of peristalsis

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