Converse of object

• stimulate: These products increase fecal volume in order to stimulate peristalsis.

• call: The food is moved along the small intestine by rhythmic movement of muscles called peristalsis.

• increase: Increased colonic peristalsis, and thus reduced bowel transit time, might partly explain the lower risk of colon cancer in active people.

• reduce: Activation of the autonomic nervous system also delays gastric emptying and reduces intestinal peristalsis.

• show: Transverse motility set showing peristalsis in the small bowel.

Preposition: in

• bowel: Transverse motility set showing peristalsis in the small bowel.

Adjective modifier

• natural: Nutritional Advice: A low fiber diet will hamper natural peristalsis.

• oesophageal: Many animals appear to drink, but although laryngeal movements are observed, they may not be followed by oesophageal peristalsis.

• intestinal: Activation of the autonomic nervous system also delays gastric emptying and reduces intestinal peristalsis.

• normal: Herbal laxatives such as aloes, cascara sagrada, rhubarb root, and senna are addictive and destructive to normal peristalsis.

Modifies a noun

• move: Waves of muscular contractions called peristalsis moves food along the digestive system.

Noun used with modifier

• increase: This in turn increases peristalsis and stool weight and reduces the transit time of the stool in through the bowel.