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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 peri·stal·sis /ˌpɛrəˈstɔlsəs, ˈstɑl, ˈstæl-/
 蠕動

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 peri·stal·sis /ˌpɛrəˈstɔlsəs, ˈstɑl, ˈstæl-/ 名詞
 蠕動(運動)

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Per·i·stal·sis n.  Physiol. Peristaltic contraction or action.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 peristalsis
      n : the process of wave-like muscle contractions of the
          alimentary tract that moves food along [syn: vermiculation]
          [ant: anastalsis]
      [also: peristalses (pl)]