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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Antiperistaltic, an-ti-per-i-stal′tik, adj. contrary to peristaltic motion: acting upwards.
Antiperistaltic globus may occur from various causes; and either in the intestines or the œsophagus.
Of antiperistaltic globus in the œsophagus our author saw only two cases, which were not complicated with hysteria.