ENTERICS

Etymology

Noun

enterics pl (plural only)

(biology) Gram-negative eubacteria that inhabit intestines.

Anagrams

• centries, enticers, in secret, incester, rentices, scienter, secretin

Source: Wiktionary


ENTERIC

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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PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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