Definition of Peristelsis

||Per`i*stal"sis (?), n. [NL. See Peristaltic.] (Physiol.) Peristaltic contraction or action.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(Medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction of the digestive track that forces food through it.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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