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peristaltic |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peristaltic \Per`i*stal"tic\, a. [Gr. ? clasping and compressing, fr ? to surround, wrap up ? round + ? to place arrange: cf F. p['e]ristaltique.] (Physiol.) Applied to the peculiar wormlike wave motion of the intestines and other similar structures, produced by the successive contraction of the muscular fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards; as peristaltic movement. -- {Per`i*stal"tic*al*ly}, adv
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