Definition
The absence or failure of peristalsis, the muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.
Etymology
From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'peristalsis' (wave-like motion). Medical term describing a digestive dysfunction.
Kelly Says
Aperistalsis is genuinely dangerous—without those rhythmic muscle squeezes moving food through your gut, digestion fails completely, which is why it's a serious medical emergency.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማንኛውም
ma-n-gyaw-um
ARالعربية
الانقباض
al-in-qab-baaz
BNবাংলা
পেরিস্টালসিস
peh-ri-stal-sis
CACatalà
peristaltisme
peh-ri-stal-tism
CSČeština
peristaltika
peh-ri-stal-ti-ka
DADansk
peristalsis
peh-ri-stal-sis
DEDeutsch
Peristaltik
pe-ri-stal-tik
ELΕλληνικά
περισταλτικό
peh-ri-stal-ti-ko
ESEspañol
aperistalsis
ah-peh-ris-TAL-sis
FAفارسی
حرکت موجی
harakat moji
FISuomi
peristalsis
peh-ri-stal-sis
FRFrançais
péristaltisme
peh-ri-stal-tism
GUGU
પેરિસ્ટાલ્ટિસ
peh-ri-stal-tis
HAHA
peristalsis
peh-ri-stal-sis
HIहिन्दी
परिस्टाल्सिस
pa-ri-stal-sis
HUMagyar
perisztaltika
peh-ri-sztal-ti-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
peristaltik
peh-ri-stal-tik
IGIG
peristalsis
peh-ri-stal-sis
ITItaliano
peristalsi
peh-ri-stal-zee
KKKK
peristalsis
peh-ri-stal-sis
MRMR
पेरिस्टॅल्सिस
peh-ri-stal-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
peristalsis
peh-ri-stal-sis
NLNederlands
peristaltiek
peh-ri-stal-tek
NONorsk
peristalsis
peh-ri-stal-sis
PAPA
ਪੇਰੀਸਟਾਲ્ਸਿਸ
peh-ri-stal-sis
PLPolski
perystaltyka
peh-ri-stal-ty-ka
PTPortuguês
peristalse
peh-ri-stal-suh
RORomână
peristaltism
peh-ri-stal-tism
RUРусский
Перистальтика
pey-ri-stal-tika
SVSvenska
peristals
peh-ri-stal-s
SWKiswahili
peristalsis
peh-ri-stal-sis
TEతెలుగు
పరిస్థలన
pa-ri-sthala-na
THไทย
การหดตัว
gaan haht to
TLTL
peristalsis
peh-ri-stal-sis
TRTürkçe
peristaltik
peh-ri-stal-tik
UKУкраїнська
перістальтика
per-i-stal-ty-ka
VITiếng Việt
co bó
koh boh
YOYO
peristalsis
peh-ri-stal-sis
ZUZU
peristalsis
peh-ri-stal-sis