enteric

adjective

en·​ter·​ic en-ˈter-ik How to pronounce enteric (audio)
in-
1
: of, relating to, or affecting the intestines
broadly : alimentary
2
: being or having a coating designed to pass through the stomach unaltered and disintegrate in the intestines
enteric aspirin

Examples of enteric in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Even as excitement builds about glia in the enteric nervous system, scientists like Scavuzzo have fairly basic questions still to work out—such as how many types of enteric glia even exist. Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2024 Those gut feelings are driven by enteric nerve cells, including glia. Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2024 Even as excitement builds about glia in the enteric nervous system, scientists like Scavuzzo have fairly basic questions still to work out — such as how many types of enteric glia even exist. Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023 The anatomy and digestive habits of cattle and bison cause almost all of the methane to escape from their mouths, a process known as enteric emission. Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023 They were issued after the water quality testing found higher levels of enteric bacteria, normally found in the intestinal track of humans and animals, in the water. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 14 July 2022 There are hundreds of million of neurons connecting the brain to the enteric nervous system, the part of the nervous system that is tasked with controlling the gastrointestinal system. Justin Sonnenburg, Scientific American, 1 May 2015 Still, Chédotal believes the team’s visualizations show previously unknown details of the enteric nervous system, a collection of nerve cells driving gastrointestinal functions, and some of the nodes, vessels, and organs in the lymphatic system. Byesra Öz, science.org, 25 Apr. 2023 Ruminant animals that chew their food twice like cattle create methane as a result of their digestive process, called enteric fermentation. Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of enteric was in 1764

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Cite this Entry

“Enteric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enteric. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

enteric

adjective
en·​ter·​ic en-ˈter-ik, in- How to pronounce enteric (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or affecting the intestines
enteric diseases
broadly : alimentary
2
: being or possessing a coating designed to pass through the stomach unaltered and to disintegrate in the intestines
enteric aspirin
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