antiperistalsis

antiperistalsis

 [an″te-, an″ti-per″ĭ-stawl´sis]

upward waves of contraction sometimes occurring normally in the lower ileum, competing with the normal downward peristalsis and retarding passage of intestinal contents into the cecum. adj., adj antiperistal´�tic.

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re·versed per·i·stal·sis

a wave of intestinal contraction in a direction the reverse of normal, by which the contents of the intestine are forced backward.

Synonym(s): antiperistalsis

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re·versed per·is·tal·sis

(rē-vĕrst' per'i-stal'sis)

A wave of intestinal contraction in a direction the reverse of normal, by which the contents of the intestine are forced backward.
Synonym(s): antiperistalsis.

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