enter/o

Medical Root
enter/o

enter/o means intestines (from the Greek).

What does enter/o mean?

The root enter/o means "intestines". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Greek.

Example words using enter/o

WordMeaning
enteritisinflammation of the intestine
gastroenteritisstomach and intestine inflammation

Related word parts

gastr/o · col/o

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