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peristaltika — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • peristalsis noun The wave-like squeezing of muscles in the walls of a tube-shaped organ, especially the gut, that pushes its contents steadily along.

Senses

peristaltika is used for these senses in English:

  • peristalsis (medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.