Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A disease of the intestinal tract.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In pathology, disease of the intestines.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) Disease of the intestines.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun pathology An intestinal disorder or disease.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a disease of the intestinal tract

Etymologies

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From entero- + -pathy.

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Examples

  • He told me I've got a cancer called enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma - which only afflicts a small percentage of the small percentage of people who develop celiac disease.

    www.philadelphiaweekly.com Philadelphia Weekly 2009

  • On top of all these, many millions are affected by tropical enteropathy, where the gut wall is damaged and nutrient absorption is reduced – in effect, wasting food.

    Sanitation MDG is badly off track, but a community-led approach could fix that | Robert Chambers 2011

  • That was the beginning of a rapid series of appointments, tests, Internet searches and frustration before I was finally diagnosed through a biopsy with celiac disease, also known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy.

    Getting the Gluten Out 2007

  • That was the beginning of a rapid series of appointments, tests, Internet searches and frustration before I was finally diagnosed through a biopsy with celiac disease, also known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy.

    Getting The Gluten Out 2007

  • They don't have to have a gluten enteropathy, it could be a low grade thing and that causes inflammation, so I say get rid of the bread, get rid of the potatoes and the sugar completely.

    CNN Transcript May 28, 2005 2005

  • Gluten Sensitivity A special form of food allergy is the disease called gluten-sensitive enteropathy, celiac disease, or sprue, in which the body forms defensive antibodies against a portion of the harmless gliadin proteins in wheat, barley, rye, and possibly oats.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Gluten Sensitivity A special form of food allergy is the disease called gluten-sensitive enteropathy, celiac disease, or sprue, in which the body forms defensive antibodies against a portion of the harmless gliadin proteins in wheat, barley, rye, and possibly oats.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • This problem, which is called protein-losing enteropathy, may be related to a condition known as sprue or “celiac sprue” or inflammatory bowel disease.

    DR. SANJIV CHOPRA’S LIVER BOOK Sanjiv Chopra 2001

  • GPR15 has been associated with rheumatoid arthritis and HIV-mediated enteropathy, a chronic intestinal illness in HIV-infected patients.

    unknown title 2011

  • Celiac disease, also known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy

    NYT > Home Page M.D. By LISA SANDERS 2011

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