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Definition of: diastalsis
(dī′ə·stal′sis) noun plural ·ses (-sēz) Physiol.
A downward–thrusting contraction wave forming part of the peristaltic action of the digestive tube. [<NL <Gk. dia- through + stellein place, send]
—di′a·stal′·tic adjective
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