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peristalsis

wavelike sequence of muscular contraction and relaxation that passes along a tubelike structure
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peristalsis

Summary

peristalsis is a biological process[1]. peristalsis draws 979 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #48 of 442).[2]

Key Facts

  • peristalsis's instance of is recorded as biological process[3].
  • peristalsis is a type of phasic smooth muscle contraction[4].
  • peristalsis's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[5].
  • peristalsis's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0030432[6].

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Definition and Type

peristalsis's instance of is recorded as biological process[3]. peristalsis is a type of phasic smooth muscle contraction[4].

Why It Matters

peristalsis draws 979 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #48 of 442).[2] peristalsis has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] peristalsis is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). peristalsis. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/peristalsis
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_peristalsis_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{peristalsis}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/peristalsis}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → phasic smooth muscle contraction
    Subclass of → —
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2331578
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007536091005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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