peristalsis

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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

Konzepte

Peristaltik

Regurgitation

schlängelnde Bewegung

Magenmotilität

Motilität des Verdauungstraktes

gastrointestinale Motilität

intestinale Motilität

Synonyme

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

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˌpɛɹɪˈstalsɪs/

Etymologie (Englisch)

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”).