Frazz by Jef Mallett for August 25, 2006
August 24, 2006
August 26, 2006
Transcript:
"That went fast." "Amazing how a whole baseball season can go by in a heartbeat." "While the games themselves move more like peristalsis." "If you want people to learn new words, don't reward them by grossing them out."
No New Wars over 10 years ago
A more gross word is one I learned in Biology in school and will never forget: antiperistalsis.
I never miss a chance to bring that up.
98% of females almost 10 years ago
Peristalsis: a radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which propagates in a wave down a muscular tube, in an anterograde fashion. Peristalsis is often found in the contraction of smooth muscle tissue to propel food/chyme through a digestive tract, such as the human gastrointestinal tract.
Antiperistalsis: contractions of the intestine that force the contents in the opposite direction to the normal
Harlen Premium Member over 1 year ago
Did I ask!?