the word of the day

[the_siobhan]

Peristalsis

Comments

[melanie.livejournal.com]

you never miss it 'till it's gone.

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

And when it's gone you'll never miss it.

[panic-girl.livejournal.com]

O_O

Is that the motions of your stomach?

If it is, that may be the ONLY thing I retained from Bio 30.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Intestinal tract actually.

[panic-girl.livejournal.com]

Well, at least I had the right idea.

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

Heart, I was thinking, hence my comment above. But on reflection, it's man-made pumps for blood that I had in mind.

http://www.animatedsoftware.com/pumpglos/peristal.htm

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

I'm almost afraid to ask....

What does it mean?

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Picture a mouse moving through a snake...

[minwee.livejournal.com]

I can make the word 'Canadian' sound sexy, but there's not much I can do with 'Peristalsis'.

[siani-hedgehog.livejournal.com]

i think it's quite a pretty word... in the same way as chlamydia.

[kest]

Ever since either elixxir or lisiblac posted it in her journal the other day, I've had 'preeclampsia' stuck in my head.

[snickerpuss.livejournal.com]

Oooh. Coffee-time. Kick it into high gear, so to speak.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

Well, I think it's a great word, but I am a medical geek.

You Know you it's Like the Chicago River

[theevilchemist.livejournal.com]

If you put to much shit in it, you might just have to reverse it.

too much vodka can reverse peristalsis.
jv