peristasis

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Synonyms: peristalsis, venistasis, aperistalsis, epistasis, eristalis, peristalses, periostosis, parastasis, prostasis

Antonyms: peristalsis, venistasis, aperistalsis, epistasis, eristalis, peristalses, periostosis, parastasis, prostasis

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable|architecture}} A four-sided [[porch]] or [[hall]] of [[column]]s surrounding the [[cella]] in an [[Ancient Greek]] [[peripteros]] [[temple]].
2. {{lb|en|uncountable|medicine}} An [[inactive]] [[phase]] of [[vasoconstriction]] in [[inflammation]].

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