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vermiculation

/ˌvɜː.mɪ.kjuˈleɪ.ʃən/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa, por un lado, las contracciones musculares ondulatorias del tracto digestivo que impulsan los alimentos, y por otro, un patrón decorativo con incisiones o tallas en forma de gusanos serpenteados.

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C2formalcommonmedical/ˌvɜː.mɪ.kjuˈleɪ.ʃən/

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A noun referring to either the wavelike muscular contractions of the digestive tract that propel food, or a decorative pattern featuring wormlike carvings.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa, por un lado, las contracciones musculares ondulatorias del tracto digestivo que impulsan los alimentos, y por otro, un patrón decorativo con incisiones o tallas en forma de gusanos serpenteados.
  1. Peristalsis C2 formal medical

    The wavelike muscular contractions of the digestive tract that propel food forward.

    • Vermiculation in the esophagus moves food toward the stomach.
    • Doctors observed normal vermiculation in the patient's intestines.
    • Disrupted vermiculation can lead to digestive problems.

    🇪🇸Peristalsis

    Sinónimos: peristalsis

  2. Wormlike decoration C2 formal art

    An ornamental pattern or carving that resembles the tracks or shapes of worms.

    • The ancient vase was decorated with intricate vermiculation.
    • The cathedral's columns featured delicate vermiculation patterns.
    • Art historians studied the vermiculation on the Roman mosaic.

    🇪🇸Decoración vermicular

  • vermiculations plural form
  • vermiculations' possessive plural form
  • vermiculation's possessive singular form