peristalsis

Significado (Inglés)

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

Conceptos

peristalsis

contenido

movilidad gastrointestinal

peristaltismo

Sinónimos

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

Traducciones

peristalsi

péristaltisme

peristaltismo

Peristaltik

peristalse

περίσταλσις

Motilität des Verdauungstraktes

dans le tube digestif

Magenmotilität

régurgitation

schlängelnde Bewegung

motricité de l’estomac

motricité de l’intestin

intestinale Motilität

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˌpɛɹɪˈstalsɪs/

Etimología (Inglés)

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”).