Associations to the word «Peristalsis»
Noun
- Contraction
- Intestine
- Bowel
- Colon
- Relaxation
- Tract
- Digestion
- Secretion
- Stomach
- Muscle
- Gut
- Obstruction
- Diarrhea
- Traction
- Stool
- Propulsion
- Bile
- Impairment
- Absorption
- Heartbeat
- Parkinson
- Nerve
- Urine
- Wave
- Fluid
- Liquid
- Content
- Receptor
- Food
- Push
- Medication
- Neuron
- Syndrome
- Swallow
- Disorder
- Tube
- Fiber
- Juice
- Organ
- Symptom
- Kidney
- Layer
- Absence
- Hormone
- Meal
- Move
- Pump
- Movement
- Enzyme
- Decrease
- Patient
- Dis
- Wall
- Segment
- Disease
- Cause
- Affect
- Therapy
- Examination
Adjective
Wiktionary
PERISTALSIS, noun. (medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction of the digestive tract that forces food through it.
Dictionary definition
PERISTALSIS, noun. The process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.