enteral

[ en-ter-uh l ]

/ ˈɛn tər əl /

adjective

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Nearby words

enter into, enter on, enter one's mind, enter the lists, enter-, enteral, enteralgia, enterectasis, enterectomy, entered hound, enterelcosis

Origin of enteral

First recorded in 1900–05; enter- + -al¹

Related forms

en·ter·al·ly, adverb

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Medicine definitions for enterally

enteral

[ ĕn′tər-əl ]

adj.

Within or by way of the intestine, as distinguished from parenteral.

Enteric.

Related forms

en′ter•al•ly adv.

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