enteropathy

[en-tuh-rop-uh-thee]

en·ter·op·a·thy

[en-tuh-rop-uh-thee]
noun Pathology.
any abnormality of the intestinal tract.

Origin:
1890–95; entero- + pathy
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Enteropathy has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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enteropathy en·ter·op·a·thy (ěn'tə-rŏp'ə-thē)
n.
A disease of the intestinal tract.

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