释义 |
enteric, a. and n. Anat. and Path.|ɛnˈtɛrɪk| [ad. Gr. ἐντερικ-ός, f. ἔντερον an intestine.] A. adj. Of or pertaining to the intestines. enteric fever: typhoid fever.
1869E. A. Parkes Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 541 The fatal cases of ‘continued fever’ are from enteric (typhoid) fever. 1878Bell Gegenbauer's Comp. Anat. 112 The enteric cavity. Ibid. 523 These plexuses are distributed on the enteric tube. B. n. Enteric fever.
1900Westm. Gaz. 31 Jan. 5/2 The preventive inoculation for enteric. 1926W. R. Inge Lay Thoughts 99 Two of the worst scourges, enteric and tetanus. |