| enter | 1. To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet, a country, a door, etc.; the river enters the sea. "That darksome cave they enter." (Spenser) "I, . . . With the multitude of my redeemed, Shall enter heaven, long absent." (Milton) 2. To unite in; to join; to be admitted to; to become a member of; as, to enter an association, a college, an army. 3. To engage in; to become occupied with; as, to enter the legal profession, the book trade, etc. 4. To pass within the limits of; to attain; to begin; to commence upon; as, to enter one's teens, a new era, a new dispensation. 5. To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted; as, to enter a knife into a piece of wood, a wedge into a log; to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc. 6. To inscribe; to enroll; to record; as, to enter a name, or a date, in a book, or a book in a catalogue; to enter the particulars of a sale in an account, a manifest of a ship or of merchandise at the customhouse. 7. To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual possession of them. To place in regular form before the court, usually in writing; to put upon record in proper from and order; as, to enter a writ, appearance, rule, or judgment. 8. To make report of (a vessel or her cargo) at the customhouse; to submit a statement of (imported goods), with the original invoices, to the proper officer of the customs for estimating the duties. See Entry. 4. 9. To file or inscribe upon the records of the land office the required particulars concerning (a quantity of public land) in order to entitle a person to a right pf preemption. 10. To deposit for copyright the title or description of (a book, picture, map, etc); as, "entered according to act of Congress." 11. To initiate; to introduce favorably. Origin: OE. Entren, enteren, F. Entrer, fr. L. Intrare, fr. Intro inward, contr. Fr. Intero (sc. Loco), fr. Inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| enteradenography | A treatise upon, or description of, the intestinal glands. Origin: Gr. An intestine + a gland. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| enteradenology | <study> The science which treats of the glands of the alimentary canal. Origin: Gr. An intestine + a gland. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| enteral | A method of nutritient delivery where fluid is given directly into the gastrointestinal tract. (16 Dec 1997) |
| enteral nutrition | Nutritional support given via the alimentary canal or any route connected to the gastrointestinal system (i.e., the enteral route). This includes oral feeding, sip feeding, and tube feeding using nasogastric, gastrostomy, and jejunostomy tubes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| enteralgia | <medicine> Pain in the intestines; colic. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. An intestine + pain: cf. F. Enteralgie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| enteramine | 5-hydroxytryptamine |
| enterdynia | <medicine> Pain in the intestines; colic. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. An intestine + pain: cf. F. Enteralgie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| enterectasis | Dilation of the bowel. Origin: entero-+ G. Ektasis, a stretching (05 Mar 2000) |
| enterectomy | Resection of a segment of the intestine. Origin: entero-+ G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| enterelcosis | Ulceration of the bowel. Origin: entero-+ G. Helkos, ulcer (05 Mar 2000) |
| enteric | Relating to the intestine. (18 Nov 1997) |
| enteric bacteria | A large group of Gram negative rod-shaped bacteria characterised by a facultatively aerobic metabolism. Many of them are commonly found in the intestines of animals. (09 Oct 1997) |
| enteric coated tablet | An oral dosage form in which a tablet is coated with a material to prevent or minimise dissolution in the stomach but allow dissolution in the small intestine. This type of formulation either protects the stomach from a potentially irritating drug (e.g., aspirin) or protects the drug (e.g., erythromycin) from partial degradation in the acidic environment of the stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enteric coating | A coating put on a capsule or pill so that it does not dissolve until itreaches the small intestine. (09 Oct 1997) |