peristalsisnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌper.ɪˈstæl.sɪs/us/ˌper.ɪˈstɑːl.sɪs/specializedthe repeated movements made by the muscle walls in the digestive tract tightening and then relaxing that push food and waste through the body
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The digestive system
- anus
- asshole
- bowel
- cecum
- chyme
- colonic
- colorectal
- digestible
- digestive system
- gastrointestinal
- ileum
- innards
- ng
- oesophageal
- omental
- omentum
- sigmoid
- tummy
- ureter
- urogenital
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