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enteric

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɛnˈtɛɹɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Staying intact in the stomach, then dissolving in the intestine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or inside the intestines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • intestinal disease

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: intestinal, enteral

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to the enteron

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enteral

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐντερικός (enterikós, “intestinal”). By surface analysis, entero- + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: чревен (čreven) — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • Catalan: entèric — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • Esperanto: entera — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • French: entérique — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • German: enteral — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • Irish: eintreach — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • Italian: enterico — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • Polish: jelitowy — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • Portuguese: entérico — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • Romanian: enteric — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • Romanian: intestinal — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • Serbo-Croatian: црије̑внӣ — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • Serbo-Croatian: crijȇvnī — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • Spanish: entérico — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • Tagalog: bitukahin — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
  • Ukrainian: кишкови́й (kyškovýj) — of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines