"acute inflammation of the bowels," 1808, medical Latin, coined c. 1750 by French pathologist Francois-Boissier de la Croix de Sauvages (1706-1767), from enteron "intestine" (see enteric ) + -itis "inflammation."
"pertaining to the intestines," 1822, from Latinized form of Greek enterikos "intestinal," first used in this sense by Aristotle, from entera (plural; singular enteron ) "intestines," from PIE *enter- , comparative of root *en "in."
also gastroenteritis , 1823, from gastro- + enteritis . Related: Gastro-enteric .
updated on September 28, 2017
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