Peristalsis

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* Peri- is a prefix meaning around

* -stalsis is a suffix meaning contraction

* Peristalsis is the contraction of smooth muscle in tubular structures

* Peristalsis propels food along the esophagus

* Peristalsis propels food along the entire GIT

* Peristalsis propels urine through the ureter to the bladder

* Peristalsis propels sperm through the oviduct (and uterus)

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* Peristalsis-Wikipedia

* Physiology of peristalsis

* Peristalsis-image