enteropathogen

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noun

Any organism that causes disease of the intestinal tract

OriginEnglish pathogen ← New Latin entero- ← Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron) →
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Meanings

nounenteropathogen (plural enteropathogens)

plural enteropathogens

  1. Any organism that causes disease of the intestinal tract

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Ancient Greekἔντερον (énteron)
  4. New Latinentero-
  5. Englishentero-
  6. Englishpathogen
  7. Englishenteropathogen

From entero- + pathogen.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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