lientery
[ lahy-uh n-ter-ee ]
/ ˈlaɪ ənˌtɛr i /
noun Pathology.
a form of diarrhea in which the food is discharged undigested or only partly digested.
Origin of lientery
1540–50; < Medieval Latin
līenteria < Greek
leientería, equivalent to
leî(os) smooth +
énter(a) bowels +
-ia
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OTHER WORDS FROM lientery
li·en·ter·ic, adjectiveWords nearby lientery
lienal artery,
lienectomy,
lienholder,
lienitis,
lienteric diarrhea,
lientery,
lienyünkang,
liepāja,
lier,
lierne,
liestal
Example sentences from the Web for lientery
Lientery, lī′en-ter-i, n. a form of diarrhœa, with frequent liquid evacuations in which the food is discharged undigested.
Unaltered food may be expelled (lientery) by rapid peristaltic movements.
Lientery is the term applied when imperfectly changed food appears in the stools.
British Dictionary definitions for lientery
lientery
/ (ˈlaɪəntərɪ, -trɪ) /
noun
pathol
the passage of undigested food in the faeces
Derived forms of lientery
lienteric, adjectiveWord Origin for lientery
C16: from French, from Medieval Latin, from Greek
leienteria, from
leios smooth +
enteron intestine
Medical definitions for lientery
lientery
[ lī′ən-tĕr′ē ]
n.
The passage of undigested or partially digested food in the stool.