enteric

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

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  • Then I knew enteric was upon me, and on Friday, the 1st November, they carried me into hospital. —  Woman's Endurance
  • But, if you want better results from peppermint, you will need to take enteric-coated peppermint oil capsules … you are looking for a dose of 0.2 ml per capsule. —  ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds
  • Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States - Salmonellosis. —  Marler Blog
  • "Understanding the complex and synergistic relationship between enteric infections and malnutrition is fundamental to the design of better intervention strategies," states the program's website. —  FoodQualityNews RSS
  • Human enteric microsomal CYP4F enzymes O-demethylate the antiparasitic prodrug pafuramidine. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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  1. from Greek ἐντερικός, from ἒντερον, intestine: see enteron.
 

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/ɛnˈtɛrɪk/
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