Peristaltic
21peristaltic pump — noun a mechanical pump in which pressure is provided by the movement of a constriction along a tube, similar to biological peristalsis …
22peristaltic pump — noun : a pump in which fluid is forced along by waves of contraction produced mechanically on flexible tubing …
23Peristaltically — Peristaltic Per i*stal tic, a. [Gr. ? clasping and compressing, fr. ? to surround, wrap up; ? round + ? to place, arrange: cf. F. p[ e]ristaltique.] (Physiol.) Applied to the peculiar wormlike wave motion of the intestines and other similar… …
24PW — peristaltic wave; plantar wart; posterior wall [of the heart]; pressure wave; psychological warfare; pulmonary wedge [pressure]; pulsed wave; pulse width …
25PCCD — Peristaltic Charge Coupled Device ( > IEEE Standard Dictionary ) …
26PCCD — Peristaltic Charge Coupled Device ( > IEEE Standard Dictionary ) …
27PW — • peristaltic wave; • plantar wart; • posterior wall [of the heart]; • pressure wave; • psychological warfare; • pulmonary wedge [pressure]; • pulsed wave; • pulse width …
28digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …
29peristalsis — /per euh stawl sis, stal /, n., pl. peristalses / seez/. Physiol. the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, esp. the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system. [1855 60; < NL < Gk …
30Peristalsis — is the rhythmic contraction of smooth muscles to propel contents through the digestive tract. The word is derived from New Latin and comes from the Greek peristaltikos , peristaltic, from peristellein , to wrap around, and stellein , to place. In …
