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en·ter·ic | \ en-ˈter-ik 
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, in- \Definition of enteric
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 As for the belching bovines, a recent study published in Science Advances identified groups of microbes in cows' guts that cause enteric fermentation and suggested that selectively breeding cows to produce less gas might lower emissions.
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Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, "What Is Methane, Anyway?," 29 Aug. 2019 The Bay County Health Department has issued advisories for Panama City and Panama City Beach-area locations at Beach Drive, Delwood Beach, Dupont Bridge and Laguna Beach due to the presence of enteric bacteria.
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Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, "Fecal pollution leads to water quality advisories for Gulf Coast beaches," 28 Aug. 2019 This new oral delivery features insulin-ionic liquid formation encapsulated in an acid-resistant enteric coating.
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Fiza Pirani, ajc, "These insulin pills could replace daily injections for diabetics, study says," 28 June 2018 The institute’s focus is on diseases that disproportionately affect the poor: malaria, tuberculosis, and enteric diseases.
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Helen Branswell, BostonGlobe.com, "New Gates Foundation spinoff focuses on diseases that affect the poor," 7 June 2018 The institute’s focus is on diseases that disproportionately affect the poor: malaria, tuberculosis, and enteric diseases.
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Helen Branswell, STAT, "The Gates Foundation rolls outs details of its new biotech, one without a profit motive," 7 June 2018 The second largest nervous cluster in our bodies, after the brain, is the bundle in our gut (technically called the enteric nervous system, or ENS).
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Paul Root Wolpe, Vox, "A human head transplant would be reckless and ghastly. It’s time to talk about it.," 2 Apr. 2018 As many as half a million children are thought to die every year from enteric diseases, including cholera and dysentery.
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The Economist, "Bangladesh shows how to keep children alive," 22 Mar. 2018 The alert comes after the presence of high levels of enteric bacteria was reported.
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Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al.com, "Latest beach conditions: Jellyfish in Destin, Panama City; bacteria advisory in Panama City Beach," 5 July 2019
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adjectiveen·ter·ic | \ en-ˈter-ik, in- \
\Medical Definition of enteric
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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