Synonyms & related words for antiperistaltic

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Words related to antiperistaltic

Explore words related to antiperistaltic — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include antiperistalsis, peristaltic, peristalsis, physiology, autacoidal, chymify, zoophysiology, vermiculation. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does antiperistaltic come from?

The word antiperistaltic breaks down into 4 roots of Greek origin: anti-, from Greek anti (“against, opposed to”); peri-, from Greek peri (“around, about”); stalt, from Greek stellein (“to set, place, contract”); and -ic, from Greek -ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.