PERISTALTIC ACTION
\pˌɛɹɪstˈaltɪk ˈakʃən], \pˌɛɹɪstˈaltɪk ˈakʃən], \p_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɪ_s_t_ˈa_l_t_ɪ_k ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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[Gr.] (Med.) Especially of the bowels ; that vermicular action, of alternate contraction and relaxation, by which their contents are propelled throughout.
By Henry Percy Smith
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