enterocutaneous

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adjective

Relating to, or connecting, the bowel and the skin.

“enterocutaneous fistulas”

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectiveenterocutaneous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating to, or connecting, the bowel and the skin.

    enterocutaneous fistulas

    2 more examples

    Fistulas and sinus tracts are hallmarks of Crohn’s disease, affecting approximately 20–40% of patients [7]. The morphology and anatomic sites of fistulas are protean: enteroenteric, enterocolic, colocolic, enterovesical, enterovaginal, enterocutaneous, anorectal, duodenopancreatic, gastrocolic, colobronchial, and enterospinal [48–54].

    1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani, Frank H. Miller, “CT Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 167, number 1, →DOI, page 9

    Internal fistulas included all fistulas from the bowel to other organs, such as entero-enteric, enterocutaneous, enterovesical, and enterourinary fistulas, except perianal fistulas.

    2015 December 9, “Clinical Factors and Disease Course Related to Diagnostic Delay in Korean Crohn’s Disease Patients: Results from the CONNECT Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

    Synonyms: intestinocutaneous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveRelating to, or connecting, the bowel and the skin.

Origin

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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