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dysperistalsis

dysperistalsis noun: abnormal or painful peristalsis.

Noun

dysperistalsis (uncountable)

  1. Abnormal or painful peristalsis.

Origin of dysperistalsis

From dys- + peristalsis.

Questions about dysperistalsis

What does dysperistalsis mean?
Dysperistalsis means abnormal or painful peristalsis.
What part of speech is dysperistalsis?
Dysperistalsis is a noun.

Words near dysperistalsis in the dictionary

  1. dyspeptical
  2. dyspeptically
  3. dyspeptics
  4. dyspeptone
  5. dyspeptones
  6. dysperistalsis
  7. dysphagia
  8. dysphagias
  9. dysphagic
  10. dysphagics
  11. dysphagocytosis

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