ANTIPERISTALSIS


Meaning of ANTIPERISTALSIS in English

— antiperistaltic /an'tee per'i stal"tik, an'tuy-/ , adj.

/an'tee per'i stawl"sis, -stal"-, an'tuy-/ , n. Physiol.

reversed peristaltic action of the intestines, by which their contents are carried upward.

[ ANTI- + PERISTALSIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .