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Showing words for PERISTALSIS using the English dictionary

11 Letter Words for Peristalsis

peristalsis

10 Letter Words for Peristalsis

patissiers, serialists, sparsities, spiralists, spiritless, spritsails

9 Letter Words for Peristalsis

epistasis, liparites, listerias, patissier, pilasters, plaisters, prissiest, psaltress, psaltries, serialist, slaisters, spiralist, spritsail, stairless, strapless, tapissier

8 Letter Words for Peristalsis

assister, epistlar, epitasis, irisates, israelis, lairiest, liparite, listeria, palsiest, parisite, parities, partless, pastises, pastless, pastries, peritlia, persalts, persists, piarists, piasters, pilaster, piratess, pitiless, plaister, plaiters, plasters, priestal, prissies, psalters, raspiest, realists, reassist, reptilia, resplits, saltiers, serpasil, silesias, siriases, slaister, sparsest, sparsile, spilites, spiriest, spirital, spirtles, staplers, starless, stirless, strepsis, tapisser, tirasses, tiresias, traipses, trespass, triplies

7 Letter Words for Peristalsis

airiest, airless, aitesis, aletris, aliptes, alisier, alpiste, aplites, artless, artsies, asepsis, aspires, aspises, asserts, epitria, espials, esprits, irisate, israeli, laisses, laities, lapises, lapsers, lassies, lasters, liaises, liatris, liparis, lipases, lispers, listera, listers, paliest, palisse, palsier, palsies, palster, palters, paresis, parises, parisis, parlies, parties, partile, passels, passers, pastels, pasters, pastier, pasties, pastile, pastils, pastler, patsies, persalt, persist, petsais, piarist, piaster, pirates, pissers, pistils, pistler, piteira, pitiers, pitless, plaiter, plaster, platers, platier, plisses, praises, praties, priests, prisses, pristis, psalter, psaltes, rapists, raspite, rassles, rastles, realist, relists, repasts, replait, resails, resilia, resists, resplit, retails, riliest, sailers, sairest, salters, saltier, salties, saltire, sapless, sassier, satires, serails, serapis, serials, siestas, silesia, siltier, sissier, sisters, sitreps, slaters, slatier, sparest, spartle, spilite, spirale, spirals, spirate, spireas, spirits, spirlie, spirtle, spitals, spriest, sprites, stapler, staples, stipels, stirpes, stripes, tailers, taissle, talipes, tapiser, tapises, tarlies, tarsels, tassels, tassies, tipless, tipsier, tirasse, traipse, trasses, trilisa, triples, tripses, tripsis

6 Letter Words for Peristalsis

airest, aisles, alerts, aliter, alpist, alters, aplite, ariels, arises, ariste, arless, artels, arties, aspers, aspire, assert, assets, assise, assisi, assist, asters, eassil, elsass, epitra, espial, esprit, essart, estral, irises, isatis, islets, israel, isseis, issite, istles, laiser, laisse, lapies, lapser, lapses, lasers, lasses, lasset, lassie, lassis, laster, leasts, lepras, liaise, lipase, lirate, lisper, lisses, lister, liters, paires, pairle, palest, palets, palier, palter, pareil, paries, pariet, parles, parses, partes, partie, partis, passel, passer, passes, passir, pastel, paster, pastes, pastie, pastil, pastis, patesi, patise, pearls, pearst, pelias, peltas, perais, perils, periti, persia, persis, pestis, petals, petars, petsai, pieris, pierst, pietas, pilate, pilers, pilies, pirais, pirate, pirlie, pisser, pisses, pissis, pistes, pistia, pistil, pistle, pitier, pities, pitris, plaits, plaste, plater, plates, platie, pleats, pliers, plisse, praise, praiss, prases, prates, pratie, prests, pretil, prials, priest, prisal, prlate, psalis, pteria, pteris, railes, raises, rapist, raspis, rasses, rassle, rastle, ratels, reasts, reists, relais, relast, relist, repass, repast, resail, resalt, resist, resits, restis, retail, retial, ripest, rissel, rissle, sailer, saleps, salets, salite, salses, salter, saltie, satire, sepals, sepias, sepsis, septal, serail, serais, serial, sestia, sialis, siesta, silers, sipers, siress, sirpea, sirple, sisals, sister, sistle, sistra, sitars, sitrep, slater, slates, sliest, slipes, spaers, spails, spaits, spales, spalts, spares, sparse, sparts, spates, speals, spears, speats, speils, speirs, speiss, sperst, spials, spiels, spiers, spiler, spiles, spirae, spiral, spirea, spires, spirit, spital, spites, splats, splite, splits, sprats, sprite, sprits, stairs, staler, stales, stapes, staple, stares, stases, stasis, steals, stears, steils, stelai, stelar, stelas, stelis, stiles, stipas, stipel, stipes, stires, stiria, stirps, straes, strail, straps, strass, streps, stress, striae, strial, stripe, strips, tailer, taipei, talers, tapers, tapirs, tarsel, tasers, tassel, tasser, tasses, tassie, tepals, terais, terass, teslas, tilers, trails, trapes, tresis, trials, tripal, tripel, tripes, tripla, triple

5 Letter Words for Peristalsis

aesir, airts, aisle, aitis, alert, aliet, alisp, alist, alite, alter, apers, apert, apili, apres, april, apses, apsis, apter, arest, arets, ariel, aries, arils, arise, arist, arite, arles, arsis, arsle, artel, asper, aspis, asses, asset, assis, astel, aster, astir, astre, atrip, earls, earst, easts, elaps, epist, epris, irate, isles, islet, issei, istle, iters, laeti, lairs, lapis, lapse, lapsi, lares, laris, laser, lases, lassi, lasts, later, leaps, leapt, lears, least, leats, leirs, leiss, lepas, lepra, lepta, lerps, lests, liars, liart, liers, liest, lipse, lisps, lists, litai, litas, liter, lites, litra, pails, paire, pairs, pairt, paise, paler, pales, palet, palis, parel, pares, paris, parle, parli, parse, parsi, parte, parti, parts, pases, pasis, passe, paste, pasts, patel, pates, peals, pearl, pears, peart, peats, pelas, pelta, pelts, perai, peril, peris, perit, perst, perts, pests, petal, petar, petas, petri, piers, piert, piest, pieta, piets, pilar, pilea, pilei, piler, piles, pilis, pirai, pirls, piste, pitas, plait, plass, plast, plate, plats, pleas, pleat, pleis, plias, plier, plies, pliss, prase, prate, prats, prela, presa, press, preta, prial, pries, priss, pssts, raile, rails, raise, raits, rales, rapes, rasps, rasse, ratel, rates, reais, reals, reaps, reast, reist, relap, repas, repla, resat, resit, rests, retal, retia, retip, rials, riels, riles, ripal, ripes, rises, risps, rissa, rites, sails, sairs, saist, salep, sales, salet, salps, salse, salts, sapir, sapit, saple, sarip, saris, sasse, sates, satis, seals, sears, seats, seils, seirs, selar, sepal, sepia, septa, septs, serai, seral, serta, sessa, sesti, setal, sials, siest, silas, siler, siles, silts, siper, sipes, sires, siris, sisal, sises, sists, sitar, sites, slaes, slait, slape, slaps, slare, slart, slate, slats, slept, slier, slipe, slips, slipt, slirt, slite, slits, spaer, spaes, spail, spair, spait, spale, spalt, spare, spars, spart, spate, spats, speal, spear, speat, speil, speir, spets, spial, spiel, spier, spies, spile, spira, spire, spise, spiss, spite, spits, splat, splet, split, sprat, spret, sprit, stail, stair, stale, staps, stare, stars, steal, stear, steil, stela, steps, steri, sties, stile, stipa, stipe, stire, stirp, stirs, strae, strap, strep, stria, strip, tails, taise, taler, tales, talis, taper, tapes, tapir, tapis, tares, tarie, tarps, tarse, tarsi, taser, tasse, teals, tears, teils, telar, telia, tepal, tepas, terai, terap, teras, tesla, tiars, tiers, tiler, tiles, tilia, tiple, tires, tirls, tisar, trail, trape, traps, trass, treas, tress, trial, trias, tries, tripe, tripl, trips

4 Letter Words for Peristalsis

aiel, aile, ails, aire, airs, airt, aits, alep, ales, alii, alps, alts, aper, apes, apii, apis, apse, apts, ares, aret, aril, aris, arle, arte, arts, asps, asse, assi, asst, astr, ates, atip, atis, atle, atli, earl, ears, east, eats, eila, eira, elts, epil, epit, eral, eras, erat, eria, eris, erst, ests, etas, iare, ilea, ilia, ipil, ipse, ires, iris, irpe, isis, isle, isls, itai, ital, itas, itel, iter, laer, laet, lair, lait, laps, lare, lari, lars, lase, lass, last, late, lati, lats, leap, lear, leas, leat, leir, leis, lepa, leps, lerp, less, lest, lets, liar, lias, lier, lies, lipa, lipe, lips, lira, lire, liri, lisp, liss, list, lite, liti, lits, pail, pair, pais, pale, pali, pals, palt, pare, pari, parl, pars, part, pase, pasi, pass, past, pate, pats, peai, peal, pear, peas, peat, pela, pelt, peri, pers, pert, pesa, pess, pest, peta, pets, pial, pias, pier, pies, piet, pila, pile, pili, pirl, pirs, pisa, pise, piss, pist, pita, pits, plat, plea, plia, plie, prat, pres, pret, prie, psia, psis, psst, psts, rail, rais, rait, rale, rals, rape, raps, rapt, rasp, rast, rate, rats, real, reap, reit, repl, reps, rept, resp, rest, rets, rial, rias, riel, ries, rile, ripa, ripe, rips, ript, rise, risp, rist, rita, rite, rits, sail, saip, sair, sais, sale, salp, sals, salt, saps, sare, sari, sars, sart, sass, sate, sati, seal, sear, seas, seat, seil, seir, seis, seit, sels, selt, seps, sept, sers, sert, sess, seta, sets, sial, sier, sila, sile, silt, sipe, sips, sire, siri, sirs, sise, sisi, siss, sist, sita, site, siti, sits, slap, slat, slip, slit, spae, spar, spas, spat, spet, spie, spit, sris, stap, star, step, ster, stie, stir, stra, stre, tael, tail, tais, tale, tali, tape, taps, tare, tari, tarp, tars, tass, teal, teap, tear, teas, teil, tela, teli, tels, tepa, tera, terp, tiar, tier, ties, tile, tils, tipe, tips, tire, tirl, trap, tres, trie, trip, tsia

3 Letter Words for Peristalsis

aer, aes, ail, air, ais, ait, ale, alp, als, alt, ape, apl, apr, apt, are, ars, art, ase, asl, asp, ass, ast, ate, atp, ear, eas, eat, eir, ela, eli, els, elt, epa, epi, era, ers, ert, esp, esr, ess, est, eta, ile, ipl, ipr, ips, ira, ire, irs, ise, isl, ist, ita, its, lai, lap, lar, las, lat, lea, lei, lep, ler, les, let, lie, lip, lir, lis, lit, lst, ltr, pal, par, pas, pat, pea, pel, per, pes, pet, pia, pie, pil, pir, pis, pit, pli, pre, prs, psi, pst, pta, pte, pts, rai, rap, ras, rat, rea, rei, rel, rep, res, ria, rie, rip, rit, rle, rps, rpt, rte, rti, sai, sal, sap, sar, sat, sea, sei, sel, sep, ser, set, sie, sil, sip, sir, sis, sit, sla, sle, slt, spa, spl, sps, spt, sri, sse, ssp, sta, str, tai, tal, tap, tar, tas, tea, tel, ter, tes, tie, til, tip, tis, tlr, tpi, tps, tra, tri, trp, trs, tsi, tsp, tss

Definitions for Peristalsis

[1] the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
[2] physiol the succession of waves of involuntary muscular contraction of various bodily tubes, esp of the alimentary tract, where it effects transport of food and waste products

Words nearby Peristalsis

perispomenon, perispondylitis, perispore, perissodactyl, peristalith, peristalsis, peristaltic, peristerite, peristole, peristome, peristyle

Origin of Peristalsis

1855–60; < New Latin < Greek peri- peri- + stálsis contraction, equivalent to stal- (variant stem of stéllein to set, bring together, compress) + -sis -sis

Other words from Peristalsis

hy·per·per·i·stal·sis , noun
per′i•stal′ tic (-stôl′ tĭk, -stăl′ - ) adj.

Word origin for Peristalsis

C19: from New Latin, from peri- + Greek stalsis compression, from stellein to press together