Synonyms for enteric

Grammar : Adj

Spell : en-ter-ik

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtɛr ɪk

Définition of enteric

Origin : "pertaining to the intestines," 1869, from Greek enterikos "intestinal," first used in this sense by Aristotle, from entera (plural; singular enteron) "intestines," from PIE *enter-, comparative of *en "in" (see inter-).

As in gastric : adj pertaining to the stomach

Example sentences :

Thirty enteric cases were taken into Pretoria with the last convoy.
Extract from : « A Yeoman's Letters » by P. T. Ross

Your son down with enteric no immediate danger will cable again.
Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Complete » by John Galsworthy

By this time dysentery and enteric had taken toll of more men than bullets.
Extract from : « World's War Events, Vol. I » by Various

Poor James, and also my servant Gilbert, have gone to hospital with enteric.
Extract from : « With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) » by Lieutenant Burne.

More died from enteric and dysentery and sunstroke than from wounds.
Extract from : « A Sister of the Red Cross » by Mrs. L. T. Meade

Now Worthington was not with him; he had died of enteric at Pretoria in September.
Extract from : « In the Wilderness » by Robert Hichens

A private, who had been ill with enteric, had died in the night.
Extract from : « In the Wilderness » by Robert Hichens

The results (p. 299) in regard to enteric were perhaps the most remarkable of all.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII) » by various

We all remember the terrible share that enteric had in the wastage of that campaign.
Extract from : « With our Fighting Men » by William E. Sellers

In all these respects it has a great affinity to enteric fever.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 » by Various

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