Synonyms for "peristalsis" (5 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

vermiculation

Strong matches (2)

enterocinesia

Noun(1 words)

enterocinesia

Related words (2)

Noun(1 words)

peristaltism

vermiculation

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

4 entries

activitybodily functionbodily processbody process

Antonyms

1 entries

anastalsis

Synonyms

2 entries

enterocinesiavermiculation

derived

9 entries

antiperistalsisaperistalsisdysperistalsishyperperistalsishypoperistalsisnormoperistalsisperistalticperistalticallyretroperistalsis

has context

1 entries

medicine

is a

4 entries

bodily processpart of digestive processserial contractions of musclesslow wavelike motion

receives action

1 entries

affected by fasting

related to

3 entries

contractiondigestive tractrhythmic

Translations

37 translations across 28 languages.

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Armenian

2 entries

• գալարակծկանք noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)
• պերիստալտիկա noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Belarusian

1 entries

• перыстальтыка noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Bulgarian

1 entries

• перисталтика noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Catalan

2 entries

• peristalsi noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)
• peristaltisme noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

• 蠕動 /蠕动 noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Czech

1 entries

• peristaltika noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Danish

1 entries

• peristaltik noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Finnish

2 entries

• peristaltiikka noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)
• peristalttinen liike noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

French

1 entries

• péristaltisme noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Galician

1 entries

• peristaltismo noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

German

1 entries

• Peristaltik noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Greek

3 entries

• περίσταλση noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)
• περισταλτικότητα noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)
• περισταλτισμός noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Hindi

1 entries

• क्रमाकुंचन noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Hungarian

2 entries

• gyomor- és bélmozgás noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)
• perisztaltika noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Italian

1 entries

• peristalsi noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Japanese

1 entries

• 蠕動 noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Marathi

1 entries

• आंत्रचलन noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Māori

1 entries

• kotēpana noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Polish

1 entries

• perystaltyka noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Portuguese

2 entries

• peristalse noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)
• peristaltismo noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Romanian

2 entries

• peristaltică noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)
• peristaltism noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Russian

1 entries

• периста́льтика noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Spanish

1 entries

• peristalsis noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Swedish

1 entries

• peristaltik noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Tamil

2 entries

• சுற்றிழுப்பசைவு noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)
• சுற்றிழுப்பசைவு noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Turkish

1 entries

• peristalti noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Ukrainian

1 entries

• перистальтика noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

Vietnamese

1 entries

• sự nhu động noun (rhythmic contraction of the digestive tract)

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