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peristaltic

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[per-uh-stawl-tik, -stal-] / ˌpɛr əˈstɔl tɪk, -ˈstæl- /

adjective

Physiology.

  1. of, relating to, or resembling peristalsis.

Other Word Forms

  • hyperperistaltic adjective
  • peristaltically adverb

Etymology

Origin of peristaltic

1645–55; < Greek peristaltikós compressing, equivalent to peri- peri- + stal- ( peristalsis ) + -tikos -tic

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