antiperistalsis

[an-tee-per-i-stawl-sis, -stal-, an-tahy-]

noun

Physiology.

1. reversed peristaltic action of the intestines, by which their contents are carried upward.

antiperistalsis

/ ˌæntɪˌpɛrɪˈstælsɪs /

noun

1. contractions of the intestine that force the contents in the opposite direction to the normal

Other Word Forms

• antiperistaltic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiperistalsis¹

anti- + peristalsis

Example Sentences

In the second episode, struck with a stomach bug, she directs them to circle her as, clammy and heaving, she heads into her limousine for a discreet session of operatic antiperistalsis.

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Esophageal antiperistalsis is the name given by the author to a heretofore undescribed disease associated with regurgitation of food from the esophagus, the food not having reached the stomach.

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