Noun:

क्रमिक वृत्तों में होने वाले लहरदार आकुंचन से युक्‍त पेशियों में आपने आप होने ाली एक गति जिससे शरीर की आरंभिक नली में स्थित पदार्थ आगे खिसकते है, पेशियों की एक स्‍वयंभू लहरीली गति, क्रम-संकोच, क्रमाकुंचन,

peristaltic's Usage Examples:

A Larox peristaltic pump is one of the few that can handle kieselguhr.

capsicum frutescens aids in assimilation, elimination, peristaltic motion, circulatory system function, the formation of tissue in the stomach.

As food particles pass in through the mouth they become enveloped in a slimy substance (secreted by the endostyle) and conveyed down the gut by the action of the vibratile cilia as a continuous food-rope, the peristaltic movements of the gut-wall being very feeble.

(All from Pintner.) the worm and to resist the peristaltic action of the intestine in which it lives, and are not connected directly with the absorption of food.

The third body region or trunk may attain a great length, one or two feet, or even more, and is also muscular, but the truncal muscles are of subordinate importance in locomotion, serving principally to promote the peristaltic contractions of the body by which the food is carried through the gut.

Lactulose may also increase peristaltic action of the intestine.

Stimulant and irritant laxatives increase the peristaltic movement of the intestine.

Peristaltic pumps put a high demand on replacement tubes.

One effect he describes is that, after taking opium, " The peristaltic Motion of the Intestines becomes more languid.