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Peristaltic
- - Pertaining to a wormlike wave motion of the intestines, and by analogy, of other flexible tubular structures. In the body it is produced by a progressive contraction of the muscular fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards in the direction of the wave; as, peristaltic movement.
Peristedion
- noun - in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae: armored sea robins
Peristerion
- - The herb vervain (Verbena officinalis).
Peristerite
- - A variety of albite, whitish and slightly iridescent like a pigeon's neck.
Peristomial
- - Of or pertaining to a peristome.
Perisystole
- - The interval between the diastole and systole of the heart. It is perceptible only in the dying.
Perithecium
- noun - flask-shaped ascocarp
Perithelial
- adjective - of or relating to the tissue layer around small blood vessels
Perithelium
- noun - tissue layer around small blood vessels