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Antiperistalsis

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hyperperistalsisnounAn abnormally high rate of peristalsis
dysperistalsisnoun(medicine) Abnormal or painful peristalsis.
hypoperistalsisnounAn abnormally low rate of peristalsis.
normoperistalsisnounA normal rate of peristalsis.
catastalsisnoun(biology) The rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the muscle of the intestines. It resembles ordinary peristalsis but is not preceded by a zone of inhibition. It is mostly absolute now, covered by the term peristaltic wave.
peristasisnoun(countable, architecture) A four-sided porch or hall of columns surrounding the cella in an Ancient Greek peripteros temple.
retropulsionnoun(medicine) A tendency to step or walk backwards involuntarily, especially as a symptom of parkinsonism.
ileusnoun(medicine, modern usage) Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract, due to failure of peristalsis.
apocatastasisnoun(religion) The doctrine that all souls will enter heaven or paradise, (Christianity) an Origenist doctrine condemned by the 543 C.E. Synod of Constantinople.
abdominocardiac reflexnoun(medicine) A fluctuation in heart rhythm, associated with mechanical stimulus of the abdominal organs.
emprosthotonusnoun(medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward.
gastroplegianoun(pathology) Synonym of gastroparesis.
bradygastrianoun(physiology) A decrease in the cyclic electrical activity in the stomach.
enterostasisnoun(medicine) Intestinal stasis; the stoppage of the food in its passage through the intestine.
coprostasisnounA fecal impaction
lateropulsionnoun(medicine) a tendency to tilt or move sideways involuntarily
analepsynoun(medicine) analepsis
paratonianoun(medicine) A form of hypertonia with an involuntary variable resistance (i.e. reduced ability of a muscle to stretch) during passive movement.
transfernoun(uncountable) The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.
hyporeflexianoun(medicine) Diminished function of one or more reflexes.

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