peristalsis
NounSynonyms:
vermiculation
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)peristalses
- the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food alongSynonyms: vermiculationOpposite anastalsisType of bodily process, body process
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Per′i·stal′sis noun
Origin: NL. See Peristaltic.
Physiology Peristaltic contraction or action.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54