peristalsis

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• UK: /ˌpɛɹɪˈstalsɪs/
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From Ancient Greek δύναμις περισταλτική (dúnamis peristaltikḗ, “the action of the bowels by which their contents are propelled”), from περιστέλλω (peristéllō, “to wrap around”), from περι- (peri-, “around”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “to make ready, to prepare”).

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: تَمَعُّج (tamaʕʕuj) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Armenian: գալարակծկանք (galarakckankʻ) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Armenian: պերիստալտիկա (peristaltika) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Belarusian: перыстальтыка (pjerystalʹtyka) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Bulgarian: перисталтика (peristaltika) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Catalan: peristaltisme — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Catalan: peristalsi — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Chinese Mandarin: 蠕動 /蠕动 (rúdòng) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Czech: peristaltika — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Czech: stíbavost — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Danish: peristaltik — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Finnish: peristalttinen liike — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Finnish: peristaltiikka — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• French: péristaltisme — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Galician: peristaltismo — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• German: Peristaltik — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Greek: περισταλτισμός (peristaltismós) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Greek: περίσταλση (perístalsi) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Greek: περισταλτικότητα (peristaltikótita) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Hindi: क्रमाकुंचन (kramākuñcan) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Hungarian: perisztaltika — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Hungarian: gyomor- és bélmozgás — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Indonesian: peristaltik — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Italian: peristalsi — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Japanese: 蠕動 (zendou) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Māori: kotēpana — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Marathi: आंत्रचलन (āntraclan) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Polish: perystaltyka — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Portuguese: peristaltismo — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Portuguese: peristalse — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Romanian: peristaltică — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Romanian: peristaltism — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Russian: периста́льтика (peristálʹtika) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Spanish: peristalsis — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Swedish: peristaltik — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Tamil: சுற்றிழுப்பசைவு (cuṟṟiḻuppacaivu) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Turkish: peristalti — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Ukrainian: перистальтика (perystalʹtyka) — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
• Vietnamese: sự nhu động — rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract