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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| peristaltic | /xxx | Adjective |
| motility | x/xx | Noun |
| bowels | /x | Noun |
| constipation | xx/x | Noun |
| contractility | /x/xx | Noun |
| pylorus | x/x | Noun |
| digestion | x/x | Noun |
| distention | x/x | Noun |
| diuresis | xx/x | Noun |
| colonic | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| ileus | xxx | Noun |
| duodenum | x/xx | Noun |
| digestive | x/x | Adjective |
| reabsorption | xx/x | Noun |
| secretions | x/x | Noun |
| spasms | /x | Noun |
| intestines | x/x | Noun |
| sphincter | /x | Noun |
| gastric | /x | Adjective |
| intestinal | x/xx | Adjective |
| dilation | x/x | Noun |
| spasmodic | x/x | Adjective |
| excretion | x/x | Noun |
| gastrointestinal | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| antral | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| esophagus | x/xx | Noun |
| achalasia | /x/x | Noun |
| intraluminal | xxxxx | Adjective |
| cholecystokinin | /xxx/x | Noun |
| mastication | /x/x | Noun |
| contractions | x/x | Noun |
| diaphragmatic | /xx/x | Adjective |
| stomach | /x | Noun |
| oscillations | xx/x | Noun |
| flatulence | /xx | Noun |
| jejunum | //x | Noun |
| depolarization | x/xx/x | Noun |
| pyloric | x/x | Adjective |
| salivation | /x/x | Noun |
| endocytosis | xxx/x | Noun |
| respirations | xx/x | Noun |
| pharynx | /x | Noun |
| hypersecretion | xxx/x | Noun |
| pharyngeal | //xx | Noun, Adjective |
| dysrhythmias | //xx | Noun |
| oesophageal | /x/xx | Adjective |
| muscularis | /xxx | Noun |
| locomotion | xx/x | Noun |
| detrusor | x/x | Noun |
| intussusception | x/x/x | Noun |
| mucosa | x/x | Noun |
| motion | /x | Noun |
| movement | /x | Noun |
| bowel movement | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| fluctuation | xx/x | Noun |
| systole | // | Noun |
| undulation | /x/x | Noun |
| convulsion | x/x | Noun |
| pulsation | /xx | Noun |
| push | / | Noun |
| outflow | /x | Noun |
| diastole | x/xx | Noun |
| cramping | /x | Noun |
| ureters | x/x | Noun |
| propels | x/ | Verb |
| propulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| emptying | /xx | Noun |
| slows | / | Verb |
| uncoordinated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| hyperactive | xx/x | Adjective |
| stimulates | /xx | Verb |
| segmentation | xx/x | Noun |
| gut | / | Noun |
| ileum | xxx | Noun |
| tubal | /x | Adjective |
| oesophagus | /x/xx | Noun |
| retrograde | /xx | Adjective |
| acidity | x/xx | Noun |
| alkalinity | xx/xx | Noun |
| clotting | /x | Noun |
| coagulation | x/x/x | Noun |
| erythropoiesis | xxx/x | Noun |
| flushing | /x | Noun |
| phonation | x/x | Noun |
| suction | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
