peristalsis C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˌpɛrəˈstælsɪs/ UK /ˌperɪˈstælsɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #135019 Meanings 1 noun rhythmic, wave-like muscular contractions that move contents through a tube, especially the digestive tract Peristalsis moves food from the esophagus toward the stomach. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · rhythmic, wave-like... vermicular movement Word family Forms peristaltic Derived forms peristalticperistaltically Related forms digestionintestine Etymology From Greek peristaltikos ("contracting around"), from peri- ("around") + stellein ("to arrange or contract"). Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # peristalsis **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌpɛrəˈstælsɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌperɪˈstælsɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 135019 ## Meanings 1. rhythmic, wave-like muscular contractions that move contents through a tube, especially the digestive tract ## Examples - Peristalsis moves food from the esophagus toward the stomach. ## Synonyms - vermicular movement ## Derived Forms - peristaltic - peristaltically ## Related Forms - digestion - intestine ## Etymology From Greek peristaltikos ("contracting around"), from peri- ("around") + stellein ("to arrange or contract"). ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown