Usually means: Reverse movement of intestinal muscles.
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  1. antiperistalsis: Collins English Dictionary
  2. antiperistalsis: Wordnik
  3. antiperistalsis: Wiktionary
  4. antiperistalsis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  5. antiperistalsis: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  6. antiperistalsis: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. antiperistalsis: Dictionary.com
  8. Antiperistalsis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. antiperistalsis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. antiperistalsis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
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  4. antiperistalsis: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (antiperistalsis)

noun:  (physiology) reversed peristalsis
noun:  (physiology) peristalsis occurring in the opposite direction of the way it typically occurs

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