ANTIPERIODIC
An`ti*pe`ri*od"ic, n. (Med.)
Defn: A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers.
ANTIPERISTALTIC
An`ti*per`i*stal"tic, a. (Med.)
Defn: Opposed to, or checking motion; acting upward; — applied to an inverted action of the intestinal tube.
ANTIPERISTASIS
An`ti*pe*ris"ta*sis, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Opposition by which the quality opposed asquires strength; resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality.
ANTIPERISTATIC
An`ti*per`i*stat"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to antiperistasis.
ANTIPETALOUS
An`ti*pet"al*ous, a. Etym: [Pref. anti- + petal.] (Bot.)
Defn: Standing before a petal, as a stamen.