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peripatetic
peripatus
peripheral
peripheral nerve entrapment syndrome
peripheral nervous system
periphery
periphery region
periphrasis
periphrastic
periphyton
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peristalsis
per·i·stal·sis [ pèrrə stáwlsiss ] (plural per·i·stal·ses [ pèrrə stáwl sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
muscle contractions: the waves of involuntary muscle contractions that transport food, waste matter, or other contents through a tube-shaped organ such as the intestine
[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin< Greek peristaltikos "clasping, compressing" < peristellein "place around" < stellein "to place"]

per·i·stal·tic adjective
per·i·stal·ti·cal·ly [ pèrrə stáwltikəlee ] adverb
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