LIENTERY

Etymology

Noun

lientery (countable and uncountable, plural lienteries)

(medicine) A form of diarrhea in which food passes through the body with little or no digestion.

Anagrams

• entierly, entirely

Source: Wiktionary


Li"en*ter*y, n. Etym: [Gr. lientérie.] (Med.)

Definition: A diarrhea, in which the food is discharged imperfectly digested, or with but little change. Dunglison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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