peristalsis

Meaning

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

peristalsi

peristalsis

péristaltisme

Peristaltik

peristaltismo

peristalse

περίσταλσις

Motilität des Verdauungstraktes

dans le tube digestif

Magenmotilität

régurgitation

motricité de l’estomac

motricité de l’intestin

schlängelnde Bewegung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpɛɹɪˈstalsɪs/

Etymology

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”).