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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Peristaltickadjective

    Peristaltick motion is that vermicular motion of the guts, which is made by the contraction of the spiral fibres, whereby the excrements are pressed downwards and voided. John Quincy

    Etymology: πεϱιστέλλω; peristaltique, Fr.

    The peristaltick motion of the guts, and the continual expression of the fluids, will not suffer the least matter to be applied to one point the least instant. Arbuthnot.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of peristaltick in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of peristaltick in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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