Peristole

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Peristole \Pe*ris"to*le\ (p[-e]*r[i^]s"t[-o]*l[-e]), n. [NL.:
     cf. F. p['e]ristole. See {Peristaltic}.] (Physiol.)
     Peristaltic action, especially of the intestines.
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