hyperperistalsis /hy·per·peri·stal·sis/ (-per″ĭ-stawl´sis) excessively active peristalsis.
hyperperistalsis
hy·per·per·i·stal·sis (h  p r-p r -stôl ss, -st l-)n. 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
excessively active peristalsis.
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