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APERISTALSIS

\ˌe͡ɪpəɹɪstˈalsɪs], \ˌe‍ɪpəɹɪstˈalsɪs], \ˌeɪ_p_ə_ɹ_ɪ_s_t_ˈa_l_s_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of APERISTALSIS

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Lack of movement in intestines.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Absence of peristaltic action.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Cessation of the peristaltic movements of the stomach.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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