PERISTALTIC
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Per`i*stal"tic (?), a. [Gr. &unr_; clasping and compressing, fr. &unr_; to surround, wrap up; &unr_; round + &unr_; to place, arrange: cf. F. péristaltique.] (Physiol.) Applied to the peculiar wormlike wave motion of the intestines and other similar structures, produced by the successive contraction of the muscular fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards; as, peristaltic movement. -- Per`i*stal"tic*al*ly (#), adv.
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