how to pronounce peristalsis

/ˌpɛɹ.ɪˈstæl.sɪs/

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peristalsis is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of peristalsis in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… contractions called peristalsis that run …”

meanings of peristalsis

noun:

The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.

peristalsis frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word peristalsis occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics peristalsis can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that peristalsis can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;

2) life, nature, and living environment;