ANASTALSIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("anastalsis" is a kind of...):

activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)

Antonym:

peristalsis (the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along)

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