antiperistalsis

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noun

reversed peristalsis

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Meanings

nounantiperistalsis (usually uncountable, plural antiperistalses)

plural antiperistalses

  1. uncountableusuallymedicinereversed peristalsis
  2. uncountableusuallymedicineperistalsis occurring in the opposite direction of the way it typically occurs

Origin

From anti- + peristalsis.

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Translations

French antipéristaltisme
  • antipéristaltismeperistalsis in the opposite direction
Hungarian antiperisztaltika
  • antiperisztaltikaperistalsis in the opposite direction
Indonesian antiperistalsis
  • antiperistalsisperistalsis in the opposite direction
Italian antiperistalsi
  • antiperistalsiperistalsis in the opposite direction
Polish antyperystaltyka
  • antyperystaltykaperistalsis in the opposite direction
Portuguese antiperistalse
  • antiperistalseperistalsis in the opposite direction
Swedish antiperistaltik
  • antiperistaltikperistalsis in the opposite direction
Cite this entry
APA

antiperistalsis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiperistalsis

MLA

“antiperistalsis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiperistalsis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiperistalsis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiperistalsis.

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