isoperistaltic

English

Etymology

iso- +‎ peristaltic

Adjective

isoperistaltic (not comparable)

  1. (surgery, of a graft etc) Exhibiting peristalsis in the same direction
    • 2015 July 7, Andrea Pisani Ceretti et al., “Laparoscopic colonic resection for splenic flexure cancer: our experience”, in BMC Gastroenterology‎, volume 15, DOI:10.1186/s12876-015-0301-7:
      In the latter case, the transverse colon was transected by linear stapler and an isoperistaltic side-to-side completely intracorporeal stapled anastomosis was maked (Fig.  3 ).
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