Peristaltic

[,peri'stæltik]

解釋/意思:

(a.) Applied to the peculiar wormlike wave motion of the intestines and other similar structures, produced by the successive contraction of the muscular fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards; as, peristaltic movement.

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解釋/意思:

adj. noting the involuntary muscular action of the alimentary canal by which it forces its contents onwards.—n. Peristal′sis.

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