antiperistalticadj.
Physiol.
Contrary to peristaltic motion; acting upwards. (See quot.)
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vermicular1673
antiperistaltic1706
vermiculant1707
antivermicular1717
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (ed. 6) Antiperistaltick Motion, an irregular Motion of the guts.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Antiperistaltic,..a Motion of the Intestines contrary to the Peristaltic Motion.
a1845 S. Smith P. Plymley's Lett. ix, They are nauseous, antiperistaltic, and emetical.
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