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isoperistaltic

isoperistaltic adjective: exhibiting peristalsis in the same direction.

Adjective

isoperistaltic (not comparable)

  1. Exhibiting peristalsis in the same direction
    • In the latter case, the transverse colon was transected by linear stapler and an isoperistaltic side-to-side completely intracorporeal stapled anastomosis was maked^([sic]) (Fig. 3).2015 July 7, Andrea Pisani Ceretti et al., “Laparoscopic colonic resection for splenic flexure cancer: our experience”, in BMC Gastroenterology, volume 15, →DOI

Origin of isoperistaltic

From iso- + peristaltic.

Questions about isoperistaltic

What does isoperistaltic mean?
Isoperistaltic means exhibiting peristalsis in the same direction.
What part of speech is isoperistaltic?
Isoperistaltic is an adjective.

Words near isoperistaltic in the dictionary

  1. isoperimetric
  2. isoperimetrical
  3. isoperimetrically
  4. isoperimetry
  5. isoperiodic
  6. isoperistaltic
  7. isopetalous
  8. isophagy
  9. isophane
  10. isophanes
  11. isophase light

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