peristalsis

== English == === Etymology === From 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 === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹɪˈstalsɪs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹɪˈstælsɪs/, /ˌpɛɹɪˈstɑlsɪs/ , === Noun === peristalsis (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 ==== enterocinesia vermiculation (dated) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English peristalsis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /perisˈtalsis/ [pe.risˈt̪al.sɪs] Rhymes: -alsis Syllabification: pe‧ris‧tal‧sis === Noun === peristalsis (uncountable) (physiology) peristalsis (the rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion) Synonym: peristaltik === Further reading === “peristalsis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peɾisˈtalsis/ [pe.ɾisˈt̪al.sis] Rhymes: -alsis Syllabification: pe‧ris‧tal‧sis === Noun === peristalsis f (plural peristalsis) peristalsis ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “peristalsis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025