[medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/](http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/peristalsis)**[peristalsis](http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/peristalsis)** peristalsis /peri·stal·sis/ (-stahl´sis) the wormlike movement by which the **…** [Antiperistalsis](http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/antiperistalsis) - [Aperistalsis](http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/aperistalsis) - [Hypoperistalsis](http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/hypoperistalsis) - [Hyperperistalsis](http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/hyperperistalsis) After a 3-day strike due to unsatisfactory working condition, peristalsis is back on the job.