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enteralgia

[ en-tuh-ral-juh, -jee-uh ]

/ ˌɛn təˈræl dʒə, -dʒi ə /

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noun Pathology.

pain in the intestine; colic.

RELATED WORDS

bellyache, gripe, pain, stomachache

Nearby words

Origin of enteralgia

From New Latin; see origin at enter-, -algia

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for enteralgia

Persons addicted to the use of tobacco or alcohol and to dissipations of various kinds may become predisposed to enteralgia.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Gastralgia is more frequent than enteralgia, and the pain is located about the ensiform cartilage.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
The duration of an attack of enteralgia is variable and depends to a great extent upon the cause.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
It then abruptly left him, to make way, apparently metastatically, for enteralgia coupled with diarrhœa.
The Electric Bath|George M. Schweig

Affections bearing a certain resemblance to enteralgia are to be excluded.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

Medicine definitions for enteralgia

enteralgia

[ ĕn′tə-răl′jə ]

n.

Severe abdominal pain accompanying spasms of the intestine.

Related formsen′ter•al′gic (-jĭk) adj.

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