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peristalsis

N การบีบ ตัว ของ ทางเดินอาหาร  kan-biab-tua-kong-tang-doen-ar-han

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERISTALSIS

Per `i *stal "sis, n. Etym: [NL. See Peristaltic. ] (Physiol.)

 

Defn: Peristaltic contraction or action.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

peristalsis

per i stal sis |ˌperəˈstôlsis, -ˈstal- perɪˈstælsɪs | noun Physiology the involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal, creating wavelike movements that push the contents of the canal forward. DERIVATIVES per i stal tic |-ˈstôltik |adjective, per i stal ti cal ly adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek peristallein wrap around, from peri- around + stallein to place.

 

Oxford Dictionary

peristalsis

peristalsis |ˌpɛrɪˈstalsɪs | noun [ mass noun ] Physiology the involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal, creating wave-like movements which push the contents of the canal forward. DERIVATIVES peristaltic adjective, peristaltically adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek peristallein wrap around , from peri- around + stallein to place .

 

Spanish Dictionary

peristalsis

peristalsis nombre femenino biol Contracción natural del estómago y de los intestinos por la cual se impulsan de arriba abajo las materias contenidas en el tubo digestivo .El plural es peristalsis .