The Collaborative International Dictionary
Antiperistaltic
Antiperistaltic \An`ti*per`i*stal"tic\, a. (Med.) Opposed to, or checking motion; acting upward; -- applied to an inverted action of the intestinal tube. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
antiperistaltic
a. 1 Of or relating to anteperistalsis. 2 That blocks or stops peristalsis.
Usage examples of "antiperistaltic".
Such terrors would disgrace a cook-maid, or a toothless aunt--when they fall from the lips of bearded and senatorial men, they are nauseous, antiperistaltic, and emetical.