Usually means: Wave-like muscle contractions, moves contents.
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  1. peristaltic: Merriam-Webster
  2. peristaltic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. peristaltic: Collins English Dictionary
  4. peristaltic: Wordnik
  5. peristaltic: Wiktionary
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  7. peristaltic: Dictionary.com
  8. peristaltic: Online Etymology Dictionary
  9. Peristaltic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Peristaltic: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. peristaltic: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  12. Peristaltic: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. peristaltic: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  14. peristaltic: FreeDictionary.org
  15. Peristaltic: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. peristaltic: Encyclopedia

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  1. peristaltic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. peristaltic: Medical dictionary

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▸ adjective:  (physiology) of or pertaining to peristalsis

Similar:
peristaltick, antiperistaltic, hyperperistaltic, peristatic, normoperistaltic, hypoperistaltic, diastaltic, retroperistaltic, peristomal, perisystolic, more...

Opposite:
antiperistaltic, retroperistaltic, non-peristaltic

Types:
esophageal, gastric, intestinal, colonic, rectal, more...

Phrases:
Peristaltic pump, peristaltic action, peristaltic pumps, peristaltic reflex, peristaltic sounds, more...

Adjectives:
normal, irregular, active, ordinary, minute
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Similar:
peristaltick, antiperistaltic, hyperperistaltic, peristatic, normoperistaltic, hypoperistaltic, diastaltic, retroperistaltic, peristomal, perisystolic, more...

Opposite:
antiperistaltic, retroperistaltic, non-peristaltic

Types:
esophageal, gastric, intestinal, colonic, rectal, more...

Phrases:
Peristaltic pump, peristaltic action, peristaltic pumps, peristaltic reflex, peristaltic sounds, peristaltic rush, more...

Adjectives:
normal, irregular, active, ordinary, minute



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