English-Thai Dictionary
peristalsis
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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 .