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peristaltic
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[per-uh-stawl-tik, -stal-]
/ ˌpɛr əˈstɔl tɪk, -ˈstæl- /
adjective
Physiology.
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Etymology
Origin of peristaltic
1645–55; < Greek peristaltikós compressing, equivalent to peri- peri- + stal- ( see peristalsis) + -tikos -tic
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