reversed peristalsis
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retrograde peristalsis — reversed peristalsis antiperistalsis … Medical dictionary
Peristalsis — The rippling motion of muscles in the digestive tract. In the stomach, this motion mixes food with gastric juices, turning it into a thin liquid. * * * The movement of the intestine or other tubular structure, characterized by waves of alternate… … Medical dictionary
antiperistalsis — SYN: reversed peristalsis. * * * an·ti·peri·stal·sis .per ə stȯl səs, stäl , stal n, pl stal·ses .sēz reversed peristalsis * * * n. a wave of contraction in the alimentary canal that passes in an oral (i.e. upward or backwards) direction… … Medical dictionary
antiperistalsis — noun a) reversed peristalsis b) peristalsis occurring in the opposite direction of the way it typically occurs … Wiktionary
antiperistalsis — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ noun Etymology: New Latin, from anti (I) + peristalsis : reversed peristalsis … Useful english dictionary
retrostalsis — ret·ro·stal·sis .re trō stȯl səs, stäl , stal n, pl stal·ses .sēz backward motion of the intestines: reversed peristalsis ret·ro·stal·tic tik adj … Medical dictionary
retroperistalsis — ret·ro·per·i·stal·sis (ret″ro per″ĭ stawlґsis) reversed peristalsis … Medical dictionary
retrostalsis — n. reversed peristalsis. ♦ retrostaltic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
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