lientery

[ lahy-uhn-ter-ee ]

nounPathology.

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

Origin of lientery

1540–50; <Medieval Latin līenteria<Greek leientería, equivalent to leî(os) smooth + énter(a) bowels + -ia-y³

Other words from lientery

li·en·ter·ic, adjective

Words Nearby lientery

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How to use lientery in a sentence

lientery is the term applied when imperfectly changed food appears in the stools.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I | Various
lientery, lī′en-ter-i, n. a form of diarrhœa, with frequent liquid evacuations in which the food is discharged undigested.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) | Various
Unaltered food may be expelled (lientery) by rapid peristaltic movements.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II | Various

British Dictionary definitions for lientery

lientery

/ (ˈlaɪəntərɪ, -trɪ) /

noun

pathol the passage of undigested food in the faeces

Origin of lientery

C16: from French, from Medieval Latin, from Greek leienteria, from leios smooth + enteron intestine

Derived forms of lientery

lienteric, adjective

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