peristalsis
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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”).
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹɪˈstalsɪs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹɪˈstælsɪs/, /ˌpɛɹɪˈstɑlsɪs/
,Audio (US): (file) Audio (US): (file)
Noun
editperistalsis (countable and uncountable, plural peristalses)
- (medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.
Synonyms
edit- enterocinesia
- vermiculation (dated)
Derived terms
editTranslations
editrhythmic contraction of the digestive tract
|
Spanish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editperistalsis f (plural peristalsis)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “peristalsis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stel-
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Medicine
- English terms prefixed with peri-
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/alsis
- Rhymes:Spanish/alsis/4 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns