- Catastalsis
Catastalsis is the rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the
muscle of theintestine s. It resembes ordinaryperistalsis but is not preceded by a zone of inhibition.References
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Catastalsis
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catastalsis — onda de contracción del tubo digestivo durante la digestión, sin onda de inhibición precedente Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 … Diccionario médico
catastalsis — noun The rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the muscle of the intestines. It resembles ordinary peristalsis but is not preceded by a zone of inhibition … Wiktionary
catastalsis — A contraction wave resembling ordinary peristalsis but not preceded by a zone of inhibition. [G. kata stello, to put in order, check] … Medical dictionary
