1) Activity 2) Alimentary motion 3) Bodily function 4) Bodily process 5) Body process 6) Digestive system component
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1) Vermiculation
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Peristalsis is a radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which propagates in a wave down a muscular tube, in an anterograde fashion. Peristalsis is often found in the contraction of smooth muscle tissue to propel food/chyme through a digestive tract, such as the human gastrointestinal tract. It is wave contraction of longitudina...
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• (n.) Peristaltic contraction or action.
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(peri- + Gr. stalsis contraction) the wormlike movement by which the alimentary canal or other tubular organs provided with both longitudinal and circular muscle fibres propel their contents. It consists of a wave of contraction passing along the tube for variable distances.
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involuntary movements of the longitudinal and circular muscles, primarily in the digestive tract but occasionally in other hollow tubes of the body, ... [9 related articles]
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The rippling motion of muscles in the intestine or other tubular organs characterized by the alternate contraction and relaxation of the muscles that propel the contents onward.
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Synchronized or coordinated contraction of the muscles that surround tubuluar organs. Waves of peristalsis, for example, propel food content through the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) to facilitate normal digestion and the absorption of nutrients. Peristalsis is dependent upon the coordination be...
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A wave-like movement that travels along some of the hollow tubes in the body, such as the digestive tract. It is brought about by the coordinated contraction and relaxation of muscles in the walls of the hollow tubes, and serves to move material through the tubes in a specific direction. It is an involuntary (subconscious) process.
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<gastroenterology, physiology> The wormlike movement by which the alimentary canal or other tubular organs provided with both longitudinal and circular muscle fibres propel their contents. It consists of a wave of contraction passing along the tube for variable distances. ... Origin: Gr. Stalsis = contraction ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(per″ĭ-stawl´sis) wormlike movements by which tubular organs that have both longitudinal and circular muscle fibers propel their contents; it consists of a wave of contraction passing along the tube. When food is swallowed, it passes into the esophagus, where muscular contractions in the wall work the food do...
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(Humans as organisms) wave-like muscular contractions in the smooth wall of the gut which move food through the alimentary canal
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Per`i·stal'sis noun [ New Latin See
Peristaltic .]
(Physiol.) Peristaltic contraction or action.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: per′i-stal′sis Definitions: 1. The movement of the intestine or other tubular structure, characterized by waves of alternate circular contraction and relaxation of the tube by which the contents are propelled onward. Synonyms: vermicular movement
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Peristalsis: The rippling motion of muscles in the digestive tract. In the stomach, this motion mixes food with gastric juices, turning it into a thin liquid.
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(per;u1-stal;sis) Rhythmic contractions of smooth muscle in the walls of various tubular organs by which the contents are forced onward.
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Muscular movements of the intestinal tract that function to propel contents longitudinally through the tract.
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peristalsis (s), peristalses (pl) 1. The rippling motion of muscles in the digestive tract. In the stomach, this motion mixes food with gastric juices, turning it into a thin liquid. 2. The movement by which the alimentary canal and other tubular organs that have both longitudinal and circular muscle fibers propel their contents; it consists of .....
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muscular contractions of the gastrointestinal tract that propel ingested material through the stomach, intestines, and, eventually, through the rectum and out of the body
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the waves of movement of the digestive organs that move food from mouth to rectum
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vermiculation noun the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along
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Wavelike contractions, produced by the contraction of smooth muscle, that pass along tubular organs, such as the intestines. The same term describes the wavelike motion of earthworms and other invertebrates, in which part of the body contracts as another part elongates
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Greek peri = around, and stellein - to constrict; hence, a circular constriction passing as a wave along a tube; adjective - peristaltic.
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Regular contractions of a body or part of a body. Mostly said of the intestinal system of vertebrates but also the squirming behaviour of some euglenids.
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wave-like movements of food forward through the digestive tract.
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