entero-

a combining form meaning “intestine,” used in the formation of compound words: enterology.

Origin of entero-

<Greek, combining form of énteron intestine

Also especially before a vowel, enter-.

Words Nearby entero-

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How to use entero- in a sentence

The "entero" prefix denotes the fact that many have been found to cause intestinal problems—often a 24-hour "stomach flu."
Relax, There’s No Polio Epidemic—Yet | Kent Sepkowitz | February 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Qu falta me hace tu ayuda para ir a apoderarme25 del tesoro entero?
Novelas Cortas | Pedro Antonio de Alarcn
De all procede el nombre jipijapa, o jipis, con que todos ellos son conocidos en el mundo entero.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader | Ernesto Nelson
The complication most frequent is pneumonia, and the next entero-colitis.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II | Various
Senhor, a man must be mad to bring any horse to Galicia, but twice mad to bring an entero, as you have done.
The Bible in Spain | George Borrow

My entero swallowed the water greedily; but as we returned towards the inn, I observed that he was sad, and that his head drooped.
The Bible in Spain | George Borrow

British Dictionary definitions for entero-

entero-

combining form

indicating an intestine: enterovirus; enteritis

Origin of entero-

from New Latin, from Greek enteron intestine

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