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peristaltic
[ per-uh-stawl-tik, -stal- ]
adjective
, Physiology.
- of, relating to, or resembling peristalsis.
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Other Words From
- peri·stalti·cal·ly adverb
- hyper·peri·staltic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peristaltic1
1645–55; < Greek peristaltikós compressing, equivalent to peri- peri- + stal- ( peristalsis ) + -tikos -tic
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Example Sentences
We have seen how great a part unpleasant emotions play in preventing peristaltic movements of the food tube.
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Antiperistaltic, an-ti-per-i-stal′tik, adj. contrary to peristaltic motion: acting upwards.
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The only effect I perceived from its use was a slight increase of peristaltic action.
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The peristaltic motion observed in the females of some insects during oviposition has been before described.
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The circulation is effected, not by means of a heart, but by wave-like (peristaltic) contractions of the dorsal blood-vessel.
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