peristalsisn.

Brit.

/ˌpɛrᵻˈstalsɪs/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈstɔlsəs/,

/ˌpɛrəˈstɑlsəs/

Inflections: Plural peristalses.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: peri- prefix, Greek στάλσις.

Etymology: < peri- prefix + Hellenistic Greek στάλσις checking of a flow (Galen; < the stem of ancient Greek στέλλειν to set, place (see stole n.¹) + -σις -sis suffix), after peristaltic adj.

Physiology.

The propulsive movement of the gastrointestinal tract and other tubular organs (or, rarely, organisms), consisting of coordinated waves of contraction and relaxation of the circular muscle; an instance of such movement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > [noun] > muscular movement

porrection1649

abduction1657

cringing1728

antagonism1744

peristalsis1847

musculation1853

fibrillation1882

jerk1895

protraction1899

flexing1902

stretch reflex1916

fasciculation1938

sliding filament1957

the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > intestines > [noun] > motion of

vermiculation1652

wringing1718

peristalsis1847

antiperistalsis1859

1847 Lancet 3 July 11/1 Two causes–namely morbid quality and quantity, cooperate in producing preternatural peristalsis of the bowels and bilious discharges.

1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 313/1 A peristalsis..which sets out from the cardiac extremity.

1877 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. i. iv. 120 In a twisted tube like that of the vertebrate ventricle, ordinary peristalsis would be impotent to drive the blood onward.

1914 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 28 Mar. 980/2 Increased gastric peristalsis has been commonly listed among the radiologic signs of duodenal ulcer.

1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) v. 98 There may be defective absorption from the alimentary tract due to over-active peristalsis and diarrhœa.

1968 H. M. Lenhoff in M. Florkin & B. T. Scheer Chem. Zool. II. ii. iii. 195 The peristalses show remarkable synchrony throughout the colony.

1993 V. Milan From Depths xiv. 165 A slow tidal push..ran like ribbons along either side of the underside of her carapace, rippling like peristalsis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	peristalsis
释义	peristalsisn. Brit. /ˌpɛrᵻˈstalsɪs/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈstɔlsəs/, /ˌpɛrəˈstɑlsəs/ Inflections: Plural peristalses. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: peri- prefix, Greek στάλσις. Etymology: < peri- prefix + Hellenistic Greek στάλσις checking of a flow (Galen; < the stem of ancient Greek στέλλειν to set, place (see stole n.¹) + -σις -sis suffix), after peristaltic adj. Physiology. The propulsive movement of the gastrointestinal tract and other tubular organs (or, rarely, organisms), consisting of coordinated waves of contraction and relaxation of the circular muscle; an instance of such movement. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > [noun] > muscular movement porrection1649 abduction1657 cringing1728 antagonism1744 peristalsis1847 musculation1853 fibrillation1882 jerk1895 protraction1899 flexing1902 stretch reflex1916 fasciculation1938 sliding filament1957 the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > intestines > [noun] > motion of vermiculation1652 wringing1718 peristalsis1847 antiperistalsis1859 1847 Lancet 3 July 11/1 Two causes–namely morbid quality and quantity, cooperate in producing preternatural peristalsis of the bowels and bilious discharges. 1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 313/1 A peristalsis..which sets out from the cardiac extremity. 1877 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. i. iv. 120 In a twisted tube like that of the vertebrate ventricle, ordinary peristalsis would be impotent to drive the blood onward. 1914 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 28 Mar. 980/2 Increased gastric peristalsis has been commonly listed among the radiologic signs of duodenal ulcer. 1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) v. 98 There may be defective absorption from the alimentary tract due to over-active peristalsis and diarrhœa. 1968 H. M. Lenhoff in M. Florkin & B. T. Scheer Chem. Zool. II. ii. iii. 195 The peristalses show remarkable synchrony throughout the colony. 1993 V. Milan From Depths xiv. 165 A slow tidal push..ran like ribbons along either side of the underside of her carapace, rippling like peristalsis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1847
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