Examples of enteropathy in a Sentence
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What is autoimmune enteropathy?
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Korin Miller, Health.com, 22 Nov. 2021
Similarly, puppies that ate human food leftovers were 23 percent less likely to develop chronic enteropathy as adults.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
Overall, owners reported symptoms of chronic enteropathy (CE), or gastrointestinal issues such as vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss and loss of appetite, in 1,016 (21.7%) of the puppies and 699 (17.8%) of the adolescent dogs.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
While an exact cause of death has yet to be revealed, Fowler had been battling autoimmune enteropathy — a condition that prevents the body from absorbing nutrition — since 2015, according to a GoFundMe page set up in his honor.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 22 Nov. 2021
Korin Miller, Health.com, 22 Nov. 2021
Similarly, puppies that ate human food leftovers were 23 percent less likely to develop chronic enteropathy as adults.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
Overall, owners reported symptoms of chronic enteropathy (CE), or gastrointestinal issues such as vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss and loss of appetite, in 1,016 (21.7%) of the puppies and 699 (17.8%) of the adolescent dogs.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
While an exact cause of death has yet to be revealed, Fowler had been battling autoimmune enteropathy — a condition that prevents the body from absorbing nutrition — since 2015, according to a GoFundMe page set up in his honor.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 22 Nov. 2021
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First Known Use
circa 1842, in the meaning defined above
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“Enteropathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enteropathy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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Medical Definition
enteropathy
noun
en·ter·op·a·thy
ˌent-ə-ˈräp-ə-thē 
plural enteropathies
: a disease of the intestinal tract
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