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lientery

American  
[lahy-uhn-ter-ee] / ˈlaɪ ənˌtɛr i /

noun

Pathology.

  1. a form of diarrhea in which the food is discharged undigested or only partly digested.

lientery British  
/ ˈlaɪəntərɪ, -trɪ /

noun

  1. pathol the passage of undigested food in the faeces

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Other Word Forms

  • lienteric adjective

Etymology

Origin of lientery

1540–50; < Medieval Latin līenteria < Greek leientería, equivalent to leî ( os ) smooth + énter ( a ) bowels + -ia -y 3

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Venus causes sores, lientery, hysteria, sickness at the stomach, from cold and moist causes, disorders of the liver and lungs.

From Thaumaturgia by Oxonian, An

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