peristalsis

Significat (Anglès)

The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.

Conceptes

peristaltisme

Sinònims

vermiculation

squirm

enterocinesia

regurgitation

twitch

wiggle

pushing of food though the body

crawling like a worm

enterokinesia

digestive tract motility

gastrointestinal motility

intestinal motility

stomach motility

peristaltic movement

creeping motion

movements of the bowel

creeping motion squirm

crawl

motion squirm

creep

creeping

Traduccions

peristalsi

peristalsis

péristaltisme

peristaltismo

Peristaltik

περίσταλσις

peristalse

gastrointestinale Motilität

dans le tube digestif

Motilität des Verdauungstraktes

motricité de l’estomac

motricité de l’intestin

motricité gastrique

Regurgitation

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌpɛɹɪˈstalsɪs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Ancient Greek δύναμις περισταλτική (dúnamis peristaltikḗ, “the action of the bowels by which their contents are propelled”) , from περιστέλλω (peristéllō, “to wrap around”), from περι- (peri-, “around”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “to make ready, to prepare”).