Additional body roots · Digestion

enter/o — Intestine

enter/o means intestine. Ancient Greek source words and additional body roots examples: enteritis.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Intestine

• Ancient Greek: ἔντερον (enteron)

Examples and word parts

enteritis

Inflammation of the small intestine.

Word parts: enter (intestine) + -itis (inflammation)

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Related digestion terms

• dent/i — Tooth

  dental

• esophag/o — Esophagus

  esophageal

• jejun/o — Jejunum

  jejunal

• col/o — Colon

  colitis

• an/o — Anus

  anal

• bili/o — Bile

  biliary

• pancreat/o — Pancreas

  pancreatic

• gingiv/o — Gum

  gingival

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