peri-
"peri-" is a prefix. It appears in words like "periscope", "peristalsis", and "perimeter".
Peristalsis is a series of involuntary smooth muscle contractions along the walls of the digestive tract that move food through the digestive tractperistalsis
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peri - It is a prefix in Greek that means around or about
The process in which muscles propel food through the alimentary canal is called peristalsis.
this is called Peristalsis
achalasia (absent or ineffective peristalsis)
Peristalsis is the contraction of the digestive muscles. Peristalsis is the contractions that occur in the smooth muscles of the body.
Peristalsis is the term for the wavelike motions of the esophagus.
Smooth muscle in the walls of the digestive tract contract and form a movement called peristalsis.