Enterokinesia

/ˌɛntəroʊkɪˈniːʒə/ noun

Definition

The normal movements and muscular contractions of the intestines that help move food and digestive matter along the digestive tract.

Etymology

Greek 'enteron' (intestine) + 'kinesia' (movement, from 'kinein' meaning to move). This term directly describes the mechanical action the intestines perform constantly.

Kelly Says

Your intestines are squeezing and moving about 30 feet of tubing hundreds of times a day—if you could see it, it would look like a wave traveling through a rubber tube, and that's enterokinesia.

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