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enteric Definition

en·teric (en terik)

adjective

intestinal; of the enteron
also enteral en′·teral (entər əl)
enteric Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • neuron: The loss of enteric neurones seen in the aging gut may be related to increased vulnerability to oxidative stress.
  • fever: Sadly fate was to deal a cruel blow when in late 1904 Smith was struck down by enteric fever.
  • fermentation: Methane emissions are estimated for biomass burning, enteric fermentation and irrigated agriculture.
  • pathogen: However, the usefulness of the current range of antibiotics is limited by the spread of resistance among enteric pathogens.
  • bacterium: The third with enteric bacteria, and at the microbes living in our guts.
  • precaution: Cases admitted to a hospital should be nursed in a single room with enteric precautions during the acute diarrhoeal phase of the illness.