antiperistaltic

[ ăn′tē-pĕr′ĭ-stôl′tĭk, -stăl′-, ăn′tī- ]

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adj.

Of or relating to antiperistalsis.

Impeding or arresting peristalsis.

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How to use antiperistaltic in a sentence

Antiperistaltic, an-ti-per-i-stal′tik, adj. contrary to peristaltic motion: acting upwards.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Antiperistaltic globus may occur from various causes; and either in the intestines or the œsophagus.
North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826|Various
Of antiperistaltic globus in the œsophagus our author saw only two cases, which were not complicated with hysteria.
North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826|Various