περισταλτικός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From περιστέλλω (peristéllō, I wrap up) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, suffix to form an adjective).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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περισταλτικός (peristaltikósm (feminine περισταλτική, neuter περισταλτικόν); first/second declension

  1. clasping and compressing; δύναμις περισταλτική (dúnamis peristaltikḗ), the peristaltic action of the bowels, by which their contents are propelled.

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • English: peristalsis

References

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περισταλτικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press