Usually means: Wave-like muscle contractions, move food.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (peristalsis)

▸ noun:  (medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.

Similar:
vermiculation, systole, pulsation, pulsebeat, pulsing, circulation, flow motion, aftermovement, treppe, stroke, more...

Opposite:
antiperistalsis, retroperistalsis

Types:
primary, secondary, tertiary, more...

Phrases:
esophageal peristalsis, visible peristalsis, reverse peristalsis, mass peristalsis, antral peristalsis, more...

Adjectives:
intestinal, visible, normal, gastric, active, ureteral, primary, secondary, reverse, stimulating, excessive



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Similar:
vermiculation, systole, pulsation, pulsebeat, pulsing, circulation, flow motion, aftermovement, treppe, stroke, more...

Opposite:
antiperistalsis, retroperistalsis

Types:
primary, secondary, tertiary, more...

Phrases:
esophageal peristalsis, visible peristalsis, reverse peristalsis, mass peristalsis, antral peristalsis, reversed peristalsis, more...

Adjectives:
intestinal, visible, normal, gastric, active, ureteral, primary, secondary, reverse, stimulating, excessive



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