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antiperistaltic

antiperistaltic adjective: of or relating to antiperistalsis.

Adjective

antiperistaltic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to antiperistalsis.
  2. That blocks or stops peristalsis.

Noun

antiperistaltic (plural antiperistaltics)

  1. A drug that blocks peristalsis.

antiperistaltic meaning in Tamil

antiperistaltic in Tamil

குடவலை குறைப்பி

Forms of antiperistaltic

pluralantiperistaltics

Origin of antiperistaltic

From anti- + peristaltic.

Questions about antiperistaltic

What does antiperistaltic mean?
Antiperistaltic means of or relating to antiperistalsis.
What is antiperistaltic in Tamil?
Antiperistaltic in Tamil is குடவலை குறைப்பி. See Antiperistaltic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antiperistaltic?
Antiperistaltic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antiperistaltic in the dictionary

  1. antiperiodicity
  2. antiperiodics
  3. antiperiplanar
  4. antiperistalses
  5. antiperistalsis
  6. antiperistaltic
  7. antiperistaltics
  8. antiperistases
  9. antiperistasis
  10. antiperistatic
  11. antiperistatical

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