Assertion: peristalsis | /r/HasProperty | muscle contractions
Facets:
value: in the intestines
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Peristalsis are muscle contractions that take place in the digestive tract.
text: Peristalsis is the muscular contraction in the intestines which pushes the food along as it gets digested.
text: peristalsis: muscular contractions and relaxations that propel food through the GI tract
text: If you are asking about the actually mechanics of vomiting then it is simply a contraction of the esophagus also known as reverse peristalsis (food going down the esophagus is referred to as peristalsis which is the contraction of muscles exerting a downward force).
text: Peristalsis are muscle contractions that take place in the digestive tract.