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Peristalsis

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006532

The rippling motion of muscles in the intestine or other tubular organs characterized by the alternate contraction and relaxation of the muscles that propel the contents onward.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006532
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006532",
  "term": "Peristalsis",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The rippling motion of muscles in the intestine or other tubular organs characterized by the alternate contraction and relaxation of the muscles that propel the contents onward.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/peristalsis/"
}

Record 12,986 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.