| enterology | <study> The science which treats of the viscera of the body. Origin: Gr. An intestine: cf. F. Enterologie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| enterolysis | Division of intestinal adhesions. Origin: entero-+ G. Lysis, dissolution (05 Mar 2000) |
| enteromegaly | Enteromegalia Synonym: megaloenteron. Origin: entero-+ G. Megas, great (05 Mar 2000) |
| enteromenia | Vicarious menstruation due to presence of tissue sensitive to effects of oestrogen/progesterone in the intestine. Origin: entero-+ G. Emmenos, monthly (05 Mar 2000) |
| enteromerocele | Rarely used term for femoral hernia. Origin: entero-+ G. Meros, thigh, + kele, hernia (05 Mar 2000) |
| enterometer | An instrument used in measuring the diameter of the intestine. Origin: entero-+ G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| Enteromonas | A genus of flagellate protozoa, one species of which, Enteromonas hominis, is found as a rare nonpathogenic resident in the human large intestine. Origin: entero-+ G. Monas, monad (05 Mar 2000) |
| enteromycosis | An intestinal disease of fungal origin. Origin: entero-+ G. Mykes, fungus, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| enteron | <anatomy> The whole alimentary, or enteric, canal. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. An intestine, fr. Within. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| enteroparesis | Rarely used term for a state of diminished or absent peristalsis with flaccidity of the muscles of the intestinal walls. Origin: entero-+ G. Paresis, slackening, relaxation (05 Mar 2000) |
| enteropathic arthritis | A form of arthritis sometimes resembling rheumatoid arthritis which may complicate the course of ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, or other intestinal disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enteropathogen | An organism capable of producing disease in the intestinal tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enteropathogenic | Capable of producing disease in the intestinal tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enteropathogenic Escherichia coli | Enteropathogenic strain of Escherichia coli; organisms adhere to small bowel mucosa and produce characteristic changes in the microvilli. This strain produces symptomatic, sometimes serious, gastrointestinal illnesses, especially severe in neonates and young children; typically it produces toxins, one of which is heat-labile, resembling that produced by Vibrio cholerae, the other heat-stable. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enteropathy | <medicine> Disease of the intestines. Origin: Gr. Intestine + suffering. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |