retrostalsis

noun

ret·ro·stal·sis ˌre-trō-ˈstȯl-səs

-ˈstäl-

-ˈstal-

plural retrostalses -ˌsēz

: backward motion of the intestines : reversed peristalsis

retrostaltic

-tik

adjective

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