An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
ENTERIC
intestinal, enteric, enteral
(adjective) of or relating to or inside the intestines; “intestinal disease”
enteric, enteral
(adjective) of or relating to the enteron
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
enteric (not comparable)
Of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines
Staying intact in the stomach, then dissolving in the intestine
Synonyms
• enteral
Anagrams
• citrene, enticer, inerect, rentice, tercine
Source: Wiktionary
En*ter"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. Enteritis.] (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the enteron, or alimentary canal; intestinal. Enteric fever (Med.), typhoid fever.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
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