Definition of Diastalsis

1. Noun. A form of peristalsis (as in the intestines) in which the wave of contraction is preceded by a period of inhibition ¹

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Medical Definition of Diastalsis

1. The type of peristalsis in which a region of inhibition precedes the wave of contraction, as seen in the intestinal tract. Origin: G. An arrangement (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diastalsis

diarylmaleimide
diarylmaleimides
diarylquinoline
diarylquinolines
diaschisis
diascope
diascopes
diascopy
diascordium
diaspora
diasporan
diasporas
diaspore
diaspores
diasporic
diastalsis (current term)
diastaltic
diastase
diastases
diastasic
diastasis
diastasis recti
diastasuria
diastatic
diastatic skull fracture
diastem
diastema
diastemal
diastemas
diastemata

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