antiperistalse

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ peristalse.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.pe.ɾisˈtaw.si/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.pe.ɾisˈtaʊ̯.si]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.pe.ɾiʃˈtaw.si/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.pe.ɾiʃˈtaʊ̯.si]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.pe.ɾisˈtaw.se/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.pe.ɾisˈtaʊ̯.se]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.pɨ.ɾiʃˈtal.sɨ/ [ˌɐ̃.ti.pɨ.ɾiʃˈtaɫ.sɨ]

Noun

antiperistalse f (uncountable)

(physiology) antiperistalsis (peristalsis in the opposite direction)

Further reading

“antiperistalse”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“antiperistalse”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026