- Antiperistaltic
- Antiperistaltic An`ti*per`i*stal"tic, a. (Med.) Opposed to, or checking motion; acting upward; -- applied to an inverted action of the intestinal tube. [1913 Webster] ||
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Antiperistaltic
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antiperistaltic — ANTIPERISTÁLTIC, Ă, antiperistaltici, ce, adj. (Despre mişcări ale tubului digestiv) Care contractă stomacul şi intestinele în sens invers celui normal. – Din fr. antipéristaltique. Trimis de ana zecheru, 29.02.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 … … Dicționar Român
antiperistaltic — adjective a) Of or relating to anteperistalsis. b) That blocks or stops peristalsis … Wiktionary
antiperistaltic — 1. Relating to antiperistalsis. 2. Impeding or arresting peristalsis. * * * an·ti·peri·stal·tic tik adj 1) opposed to or checking peristaltic motion 2) relating to antiperistalsis * * * an·ti·per·i·stal·tic (an″te ) (an″ti perґĭ… … Medical dictionary
antiperistaltic — adj. (Medicine) pertaining to antiperistalsis (reversed movement of the intestines resulting in an upward movement of their contents) … English contemporary dictionary
antiperistaltic — an·ti·per·i·stal·tic … English syllables
antiperistaltic — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: anti (I) + peristaltic 1. : opposed to or checking peristaltic motion 2. : relating to antiperistalsis … Useful english dictionary
antiperistaltic anastomosis — enterostomy in which the intestinal segments are so joined that the directions of the peristaltic waves in the two conjoined portions are opposed … Medical dictionary
antiperistalsis — antiperistaltic /an tee per i stal tik, an tuy /, adj. /an tee per i stawl sis, stal , an tuy /, n. Physiol. reversed peristaltic action of the intestines, by which their contents are carried upward. [ANTI + PERISTALSIS] * * * … Universalium
loperamide hydrochloride — An antiperistaltic agent used to treat diarrhea. * * * lo·per·a·mide hy·dro·chlo·ride (lo perґə mīd) an antiperistaltic that exerts a direct effect on the muscles of the intestinal wall, used in the treatment of acute nonspecific… … Medical dictionary
paregoric — Camphorated opium tincture, an antiperistaltic agent containing powdered opium, anise oil, benzoic acid, camphor, glycerin, and diluted alcohol. [G. paregorikos, soothing] * * * par·e·go·ric … Medical dictionary
