enteroadherent

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adjective

That adheres to the walls of the intestines

OriginEnglish adherent ← Middle English adherent ← Old French adherent →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectiveenteroadherent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat adheres to the walls of the intestines

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Ancient Greekἔντερον (énteron)
  4. New Latinentero-
  5. Englishentero-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Latinhaereō
  11. Latinadhaereō
  12. Latinadhaerēns
  13. Old Frenchadherent
  14. Middle Englishadherent
  15. Englishadherent
  16. Englishenteroadherent

From entero- + adherent.

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APA

enteroadherent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enteroadherent

MLA

“enteroadherent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enteroadherent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enteroadherent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enteroadherent.

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