| 单词 | peristalses |
| 释义 | peristalses in British English (ˌpɛrɪˈstælsiːz) plural noun peristalsis peristalsis in British English (ˌpɛrɪˈstælsɪs) nounWord forms: plural -ses (-siːz) physiology the succession of waves of involuntary muscular contraction of various bodily tubes, esp of the alimentary tract, where it effects transport of food and waste products Derived forms peristaltic (ˌperiˈstaltic) adjective peristaltically (ˌperiˈstaltically) adverb Word origin C19: from New Latin, from peri- + Greek stalsis compression, from stellein to press together |
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