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peristaltism

peristaltism noun: synonym of peristalsis.

Noun

peristaltism (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of peristalsis.
    Synonyms:
    peristalsis

Synonyms of peristaltism

Questions about peristaltism

What does peristaltism mean?
Peristaltism means synonym of peristalsis.
What part of speech is peristaltism?
Peristaltism is a noun.

Words near peristaltism in the dictionary

  1. peristalses
  2. peristalsis
  3. peristaltic
  4. peristaltically
  5. peristaltick
  6. peristaltism
  7. peristaltoid
  8. peristaphyline
  9. peristases
  10. peristasis
  11. peristatic

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