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enteric

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en⋅ter⋅ic

  [en-ter-ik]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the enteron; intestinal.
–noun
2. enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
Origin:
1865–70; < Gk enterikós. See enter-, -ic

en⋅ter⋅o⋅bac⋅te⋅ri⋅a

  [en-tuh-roh-bak-teer-ee-uh]
–plural noun, singular -te⋅ri⋅um  [-teer-ee-uhm] .
rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, as those of the genera Escherichia, Salmonella, and Shigella, occurring normally or pathogenically in the intestines of humans and other animals, and the genus Erwinia, occurring in plants.
Also called enterics.

Origin:
1950–55; entero- + bacteria

Related forms:
en⋅ter⋅o⋅bac⋅te⋅ri⋅al, adjective
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en·ter·ic   (ěn-těr'ĭk)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or being within the intestine.
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Word Origin & History

enteric 
"pertaining to the intestines," from Gk. enterikos "intestinal," first used in this sense by Aristotle, from entera (pl.) "intestines," from PIE *enter-, comp. of *en- "in" (see inter-).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: en·ter·ic
Pronunciation: en-'ter-ik, in-
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or affecting the intestines<enteric diseases>; broadly : ALIMENTARY
2 : of, relating to, or being amedicinal preparation treated to pass through the stomach unaltered and disintegrate in the intestines
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

enteric en·ter·ic (ěn-těr'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or within the intestine.

  2. By way of the intestine; enteral.

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