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gastrointestinal motility

the involuntary forward movement of the contents of the gastrointestinal tract, which are propelled mainly by the alternate contraction and relaxation of the bands of circular and longitudinal muscle fibers that form the walls of the tract.

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prodrug

prodrug

n. a drug that is either biologically inert or of limited activity until metabolized to a more active derivative.