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propulsatile

propulsatile adjective: serving to force the contents to move in a rapid outflow.

Adjective

propulsatile (not comparable)

  1. Serving to force the contents to move in a rapid outflow.
    • Lymph hearts of lower vertebrates are propulsatile organs, whose main function is to pump the lymph from subcutaneous lymph sacs into the venous system.1998, Russian Journal of Developmental Biology - Volume 29, page 307
    • A seminal bolus in the posterior urethra does not appear to be necessary to trigger propulsatile ejaculation after seminal emission, as evidenced by post-prostatectomy patients.2010, Christopher M. Bono, Diana D. Cardenas, Frederick S. Frost, Spinal Cord Medicine, Second Edition: Principles & Practice, →ISBN, page 414

Examples of propulsatile in a sentence

  • Morphine reduces propulsatile activity in the small and large intestine and diminishes intestinal secretions.2011, Laurence Brunton, Bruce Chabner, Bjorn Knollman, Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, →ISBN, page 496:
  • Stimulation of MOR in the intestines reduces propulsatile and diminishes intestinal secretions.2016, Gary S. Firestein, Ralph Budd, Sherine E Gabriel, Kelley and Firestein's Textbook of Rheumatology, →ISBN, page 1084:

Origin of propulsatile

From Medieval Latin propulsio (“term”), from Latin past participle of propello (“to drive forward, drive forth, drive away, drive out”).

Questions about propulsatile

What does propulsatile mean?
Propulsatile means serving to force the contents to move in a rapid outflow.
How do you use propulsatile in a sentence?
Morphine reduces propulsatile activity in the small and large intestine and diminishes intestinal secretions.
What part of speech is propulsatile?
Propulsatile is an adjective.

Words near propulsatile in the dictionary

  1. propugner
  2. propugners
  3. propugning
  4. propugns
  5. propuh
  6. propulsatile
  7. propulsation
  8. propulsatory
  9. propulse
  10. propulsed
  11. propulsion

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