The next day I ran into a mutual friend who had also been at the party. He mentioned that he saw me talking to Chava. I had recently learned that chava means girl, so I told him that I hadnât talked to una chava at the party. So he laughed and set me straight: Chava is a nickname for Salvador, a manâs name. Frutos Prohibidos, Condesa neighborhood, Mexico City. Just as in English, where we can say Bob for Robert or Sue for Susan, many names in Spanish have accepted variants. Some nicknames are formed simply by chopping off the end (Mauricio â Mau, Fernando/a â Fer, Victor â Vic) or by adding a diminutive suffix (âMiguel â Miguelito).
Peristalsis is a series of muscle contractions that occur in your digestive tract. Peristalsis is also seen in some organs that connect the kidneys to the bladder. Peristalsis is an automatic and important process. It moves: 1  Food through the digestive system. 2  Urine from the kidneys into the bladder.
Robots have been designed that use peristalsis to achieve locomotion, as the earthworm uses it. Related terms. Catastalsis is a related intestinal muscle process. Aperistalsis refers to a lack of propulsion. It can result from achalasia of the smooth muscle involved. Basal electrical rhythm is a slow wave of electrical activity that can initiate a contraction. Ileus is a disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract caused by the failure of peristalsis. Notes and references