adjective
- of or relating to the enteron; intestinal.
noun
- enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
adjective
- intestinal
adj.“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-). adj.
- Of, relating to, or within the intestine.
- By way of the intestine; enteral.