isoperistaltic

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adjective

Exhibiting peristalsis in the same direction

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Meanings

adjectiveisoperistaltic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineExhibiting peristalsis in the same direction

    In the latter case, the transverse colon was transected by linear stapler and an isoperistaltic side-to-side completely intracorporeal stapled anastomosis was maked^([sic]) (Fig. 3).

    2015 July 7, Andrea Pisani Ceretti et al., “Laparoscopic colonic resection for splenic flexure cancer: our experience”, in BMC Gastroenterology, volume 15, →DOI

Origin

From iso- + peristaltic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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