vermiculation

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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.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa movimentos musculares ondulatórios do trato digestivo que impulsionam o alimento, ou um padrão decorativo com relevo sinuoso semelhante a vermes.

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.

   🇵🇹Peristalse

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Ornamento vermiforme

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