Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being within the intestine.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to the intestines; intestinal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the enteron, or alimentary canal; intestinal.
- adjective (Med.) typhoid fever.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of, relating to, within, or by way of the
intestines - adjective staying intact in the
stomach , thendissolving in the intestine
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the enteron
- adjective of or relating to or inside the intestines
Etymologies
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Examples
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The "gut brain," formally known as the enteric nervous system, is made up of some 500 million nerve cells, as many as there are in a cat's brain.
Hungry? Your Stomach Really Does Have a Mind of Its Own Gautam Naik 2011
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As I'm sure you know, it is the sad misfortune of cows and other livestock to digest their food through a process known as enteric fermentation [pdf].
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It is also known as enteric fever, or commonly just typhoid.
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It is also known as enteric fever, or commonly just typhoid.
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It is also known as enteric fever, or commonly just typhoid.
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It is also known as enteric fever, or commonly just typhoid.
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It is also known as enteric fever, or commonly just typhoid.
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It is also known as enteric fever, or commonly just typhoid.
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It is also known as enteric fever, or commonly just typhoid.
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It is also known as enteric fever, or commonly just typhoid.
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