Term: peristalsis: the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along
Candidate hypernym: process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states → 1
Candidate hypernym: mark: the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember → 0
Candidate hypernym: nameko: one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan → 0
Candidate hypernym: strawberry hemangioma: a congenital bright red superficial vascular tumor resembling a strawberry; tends to decrease in size during childhood → 0
Candidate hypernym: motor nerve: a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands → 0
Candidate hypernym: obstruction: the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction → 0
Candidate hypernym: chelonia: tortoises and turtles → 0
Candidate hypernym: emetic: a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting → 0
Candidate hypernym: newsreel: a short film and commentary about current events → 0
Candidate hypernym: pecan: tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts → 0
Candidate hypernym: confusion: a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another → 0