no, it is the muscular movement of digestive system which forces food to move further in digestive tract. It may cause pain when these paristaltic movements are very quick due to action of certain drugs, and pathogen.
Peristalsis is an involuntary rhythmic contraction of an elongated muscle tissue to propel something 'forward'. Even though it's involuntary, meaning you cannot control it yourself, there are certain reflexes that aide persitalsis.
An 'illness of peristalsis' could be neurological in nature. If you believe you have it, go to a doctor.
An ileus is a condition (not an illness) which is basically a lack of peristalsis in the gastrointestinal tract.
Peristalsis is a series of involuntary smooth muscle contractions along the walls of the digestive tract that move food through the digestive tractperistalsis
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Peristalsis.
The process in which muscles propel food through the alimentary canal is called peristalsis.
achalasia (absent or ineffective peristalsis)
this is called Peristalsis
Peristalsis is the contraction of the digestive muscles. Peristalsis is the contractions that occur in the smooth muscles of the body.
Peristalsis is the term for the wavelike motions of the esophagus.
Peristalsis. The process of peristalsis begins in the esophagus when a bolus of food is swallowed. The strong wave-like motions of the smooth muscle in the esophagus carry the food to the stomach, where it is churned into a liquid mixture called chyme.
Smooth muscle in the walls of the digestive tract contract and form a movement called peristalsis.
It is called peristalsis