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peristaltic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɛr.ɪˈstal.tɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌpɛr.əˈstɒl.tɪk/

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adj

Meaning 1

of or pertaining to peristalsis

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English peristalsis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English peristaltic From peristalsis + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: peristaltický — of or pertaining to peristalsis
  • Czech: stíbavý — of or pertaining to peristalsis
  • Finnish: peristalttinen — of or pertaining to peristalsis
  • Romanian: peristaltic — of or pertaining to peristalsis