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peristaltic
(encz) | peristaltic,peristaltický n: [med.] luke |
Peristaltic
(gcide) | Peristaltic \Per`i*stal"tic\, a. [Gr. ? clasping and
compressing, fr. ? to surround, wrap up; ? round + ? to
place, arrange: cf. F. p['e]ristaltique.] (Physiol.)
Pertaining to a wormlike wave motion of the intestines, and
by analogy, of other flexible tubular structures. In the body
it is produced by a progressive contraction of the muscular
fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards in the
direction of the wave; as, peristaltic movement. --
Per`i*stal"tic*al*ly, adv.
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peristaltic wave
(encz) | peristaltic wave,peristaltická vlna [med.] luke |
peristaltická vlna
(czen) | peristaltická vlna,peristaltic wave[med.] luke |
peristaltický
(czen) | peristaltický,peristalticn: [med.] luke |
Antiperistaltic
(gcide) | Antiperistaltic \An`ti*per`i*stal"tic\, a. (Med.)
Opposed to, or checking motion; acting upward; -- applied to
an inverted action of the intestinal tube.
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Peristaltic
(gcide) | Peristaltic \Per`i*stal"tic\, a. [Gr. ? clasping and
compressing, fr. ? to surround, wrap up; ? round + ? to
place, arrange: cf. F. p['e]ristaltique.] (Physiol.)
Pertaining to a wormlike wave motion of the intestines, and
by analogy, of other flexible tubular structures. In the body
it is produced by a progressive contraction of the muscular
fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards in the
direction of the wave; as, peristaltic movement. --
Per`i*stal"tic*al*ly, adv.
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Peristaltically
(gcide) | Peristaltic \Per`i*stal"tic\, a. [Gr. ? clasping and
compressing, fr. ? to surround, wrap up; ? round + ? to
place, arrange: cf. F. p['e]ristaltique.] (Physiol.)
Pertaining to a wormlike wave motion of the intestines, and
by analogy, of other flexible tubular structures. In the body
it is produced by a progressive contraction of the muscular
fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards in the
direction of the wave; as, peristaltic movement. --
Per`i*stal"tic*al*ly, adv.
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