peristalsis (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *peristalsis*:
NOUN	process	peristalsis, vermiculation	the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along

English > *peristalsis*: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaning	The process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along.
Synonym	vermiculation
Broader	bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity	An organic process that takes place in the body
Opposite	anastalsis	muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis
Spanish	peristalsis, peristaltismo
Catalan	peristaltisme

HyperDic: peristalsis