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antiperistalsis definition

anti·peri·stal·sis (-per′i stal′sis)

noun

Physiol. reverse peristaltic action in which the contents of the intestines, etc. are moved backward

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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