peristalsis
IPA: pˈɛrʌstæɫsʌs
noun
- (medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.
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Examples of "peristalsis" in Sentences
- This is also known as peristalsis.
- It also affects peristalsis in the stomach.
- In the esophagus, two types of peristalsis occur.
- If swallowed it can trigger peristalsis diarrhoea .
- It is responsible for gut movement such as peristalsis.
- Their principal method of action is to inhibit peristalsis.
- Peristalsis offers little insight into how this might work.
- It resembles ordinary peristalsis but is not preceded by a zone of inhibition.
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