What it means
The root in words about the intestines. Enteral feeding goes into the gut through a tube, enteritis is inflammation of the intestine, gastroenteritis involves the stomach and intestine, and parenteral means given by a route other than the gut.
At a glance
| Also written | entero- |
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Related terms
col/o
A word root that means colon, the large intestine.
-itis
A word ending that means inflammation.
parenteral
Given by a route other than the digestive tract, usually by injection or into a vein.
gastr/o
A word part that means stomach.