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mass peristalsis

n.

Brief forcible peristaltic movements that move the contents through long segments of the large intestine.

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Nearby words

  1. momentarily,
  2. momentary,
  3. momently,
  4. momento,
  5. momentous,
  6. momism,
  7. momma,
  8. momme,
  9. mommsen,
  10. mommsen, theodor
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