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enteral

Syllabification: (en·ter·al)
Pronunciation: /ˈentərəl/
Definition of enteral

adjective

Medicine
  • (chiefly of nutrition) involving or passing through the intestine, either naturally via the mouth and esophagus, or through an artificial opening. Often contrasted with parenteral.

Derivatives

enterally

adverb

Origin:

early 20th century: from Greek enteron 'intestine' + -al, partly as a back-formation from parenteral

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