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diastalsis

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diastalsis di·a·stal·sis (dī'ə-stôl'sĭs, -stāl'-)
n.
Peristalsis in which a region of inhibition precedes the wave of contraction, as in the intestinal tract.

di'a·stal'tic (-stôl'tĭk, -stāl'-) adj.

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