peristaltiikka
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Internationalism (see English peristalsis), ultimately from Ancient Greek περισταλτική (peristaltikḗ). Contains the suffix -iikka.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈperiˌstɑltiːkːɑ/, [ˈpe̞riˌs̠tɑ̝l̪t̪iːkːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑltiːkːɑ
- Hyphenation(key): peri‧staltiik‧ka, pe‧ris‧tal‧tiik‧ka
Noun
[edit]peristaltiikka
- (physiology) peristalsis (rhythmic, wave-like contraction of the digestive tract that forces food through it)
Declension
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- peristalttinen aalto (single movement)
- peristalttinen liike
Further reading
[edit]- “peristaltiikka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03