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ANASTALSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("anastalsis" is a kind of...):
activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)
Antonym:
peristalsis (the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along)
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