enteric
/ɛnˈtɛɹɪk/
enteric adjective: of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines.
Adjective
enteric (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines.
- Staying intact in the stomach, then dissolving in the intestine.
enteric meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Tagalog
enteric in Tamil
- குடல்காய்ச்சல்
enteric in Kannada
- ಕರುಳಿನ
enteric in Tagalog
- of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
- bitukahin
Synonyms of enteric
Origin of enteric
From Ancient Greek ἐντερικός (enterikós, “intestinal”). By surface analysis, entero- + -ic.
Words formed from enteric
- allantoenteric
- aortoenteric
- bilioenteric
- chalcenteric
- cholecystoenteric
- coloenteric
- enterically
- enteric fever
- enteric nervous system
- enterics
- exoenteric
- extraenteric
- gastroenteric
- hepatoenteric
- myoenteric
- nasoenteric
- neurenteric
- neuroenteric
- nonenteric
- pancreaticoenteric
- pancreatoenteric
- perienteric
- portoenteric
- ureteroenteric
Phrases with enteric
Questions about enteric
- What does enteric mean?
- Enteric means of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines.
- What is enteric in Tamil?
- Enteric in Tamil is குடல்காய்ச்சல். See Enteric meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is enteric?
- Enteric is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce enteric?
- Enteric is pronounced /ɛnˈtɛɹɪk/.
Words near enteric in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: enteric (page history and authors); enteric (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); enteric (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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