Aperistalsis

/ˌæpɛrɪˈstælsɪs/ noun

The absence or failure of peristalsis, the muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.

From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'peristalsis' (wave-like motion). Medical term describing a digestive dysfunction.

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