| NOUN | process | anastalsis | muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis |
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| Meaning | muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis. | |
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| Broader | bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity | An organic process that takes place in the body |
| Opposite | peristalsis, vermiculation | The process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along |
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