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antiperistalsis
antiperistalsis (ˌæntɪˌpɛrɪˈstælsɪs) n (Physiology) contractions of the intestine that force the contents in the opposite direction to the normal ˌantiˌperiˈstaltic adjTranslationsantiperistalsis
antiperistalsis [an″te-, an″ti-per″ĭ-stawl´sis] upward waves of contraction sometimes occurring normally in the lower ileum, competing with the normal downward peristalsis and retarding passage of intestinal contents into the cecum. adj., adj antiperistal´�tic.re·versed per·i·stal·sisa wave of intestinal contraction in a direction the reverse of normal, by which the contents of the intestine are forced backward. Synonym(s): antiperistalsisre·versed per·is·tal·sis (rē-vĕrst' per'i-stal'sis) A wave of intestinal contraction in a direction the reverse of normal, by which the contents of the intestine are forced backward. Synonym(s): antiperistalsis. |