Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isoperistaltic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: isoperi-staltic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exhibiting peristalsis in the same direction

Example Sentences

"In the latter case, the transverse colon was transected by linear stapler and an isoperistaltic side-to-side completely intracorporeal stapled anastomosis was maked^([sic]) (Fig. 3)."

Etymology

From iso- + peristaltic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: iso

Questions

What does isoperistaltic mean?: Exhibiting peristalsis in the same direction
Where does isoperistaltic come from?: From iso- + peristaltic.

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