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περισταλτικός

περισταλτικός, clasping and compressing

περισταλτικός, ή, όν, (περιστέλλω)
  • clasping and compressing, δύναμις π. the peristaltic action of the bowels, by which their contents are propelled, Gal. Nat.Fac. 3.4; also of the bladder, Id. 8.404; ἡ π. ἐνέργεια Id. Nat.Fac. 3.8; ἡ π. κίνησις Id. UP 4.9. Adv. -κῶς Id. Nat.Fac. 3.4.

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