diastalsis
noun
a downward wave of contraction occurring in the intestine during digestion See also peristalsis
diastaltic
-
a word derived from
diastalsis.
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His important discovery of the diastaltic nervous system, by which his name will long be known amongst scientific men, originated in an exceedingly simple circumstance.
From Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance by Samuel Smiles
