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hyperperistalsis /hy·per·peri·stal·sis/ (-per″ĭ-stawl´sis) excessively active peristalsis.

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A condition marked by excessive rapidity of the passage of food through the stomach and intestine.

hyperperistalsis

[-per′istal′sis]

Etymology: Gk, hyper, excess, peristellein, to clasp

a state of excessive motility of the waves of alternate contractions and relaxations that propel contents forward through the digestive tract.

hyperperistalsis [hi″per-per″ĭ-stal´sis]

excessively active peristalsis.

hyperperistalsis

excessively active peristalsis.

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