Associations to the word «Peristalsis»
Noun
Adverb
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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.