enterostasis

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noun

Intestinal stasis; the stoppage of the food in its passage through the intestine.

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Meanings

nounenterostasis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineIntestinal stasis; the stoppage of the food in its passage through the intestine.

Origin

From entero- + stasis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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