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peristaltic
[ per-uh-stawl-tik, -stal- ]
/ ˌpɛr əˈstɔl tɪk, -ˈstæl- /
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adjective Physiology.
of, relating to, or resembling peristalsis.
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Origin of peristaltic
1645–55; <Greek peristaltikós compressing, equivalent to peri-peri- + stal- (see peristalsis) + -tikos-tic
OTHER WORDS FROM peristaltic
per·i·stal·ti·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·per·i·stal·tic, adjectiveWords nearby peristaltic
perispomenon, perispore, perissodactyl, peristalith, peristalsis, peristaltic, Peristéri, peristerite, peristome, peristyle, peristylium
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