ANASTALSIS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis
   Hypernyms(s) anastalsis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bodily process (what does bodily process mean?)
   • body process (what does body process mean?)
   • bodily function (what does bodily function mean?)
   • activity (what does activity mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • peristalsis (what does peristalsis mean?)
   • vermiculation (what does vermiculation mean?)