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The peristaltic movement of colonic contents triggered by the gastrocolic reflex approximately 1-3 times per day is called

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Mass movement.

Definition: bulk movements of soil and rock debris down slopes in response to the pull of gravity, or the rapid or gradual sinking of the Earth's ground surface in a predominantly vertical direction.
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