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ぜんどう 蠕動
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Noun, Suru verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm​
Wikipedia definition
2. Peristalsis​Peristalsis is a radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which propagates in a wave down the muscular tube, in an anterograde fashion. In humans, peristalsis is found in the contraction of smooth muscles to propel contents through the digestive tract. Earthworms use a similar mechanism to drive their locomotion. The word is derived from New Latin and comes from the Greek peristallein, "to wrap around," from peri-, "around" + stallein, "to place".
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