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Peristaltic

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(a.) Applied to the peculiar wormlike wave motion of the intestines and other similar structures, produced by the successive contraction of the muscular fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards; as, peristaltic movement.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Peristaltic'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/peristaltic.html. 1828.
 
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