hyperperistalsis

  • 1hyperperistalsis — n. * * * …

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  • 2hyperperistalsis — Excessive rapidity of the passage of food through the stomach and intestine. * * * hy·per·peri·stal·sis .per ə stȯl səs, stäl , stal n, pl stal·ses .sēz excessive or excessively vigorous peristalsis compare HYPERMOTILITY …

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  • 3hyperperistalsis — hy·per·peristalsis …

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  • 4hyperperistalsis — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from hyper + peristalsis : excessive or excessively vigorous peristalsis compare hypermotility * * * n …

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  • 5Colon — The part of the large intestine that runs from the cecum to the rectum as a long hollow tube that serves to remove water from digested food and let the remaining material, solid waste called stool, move through it to the rectum and leave the body …

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  • 6hyperprochoresis — Rarely used term for hyperperistalsis. [hyper + G. pro choreo, to go forward] …

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  • 7hypermotility — hy·per·mo·til·i·ty .hī pər mō til ət ē n, pl ties abnormal or excessive movement specif excessive motility of all or part of the gastrointestinal tract compare HYPERPERISTALSIS, HYPOMOTILITY hy·per·mo·tile mōt əl, mō .tīl …

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