entero-

See also: entero, enteró, and entéro

English

Alternative forms

• enter- (before a vowel)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-teros

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder.

Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der.

New Latin entero-bor.

English entero-

From New Latin entero-, combining form from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛntəroʊ-/

Prefix

entero-

1. (medicine) relating to the intestines.
2. (medicine) relating specifically to the small intestine.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with entero-

enteroadherent

enteroaggregative

enteralgia

enteroanastomosis

anenterous

enterobacterial

enterobacteriologist

enterobacteriophage

enterobacterium

enterobiome

enterobiosis

enteroblast

enterocaval

enterocele

enterocentesis

enterochromaffin

enteroclysis

enterococcus

enterocoel

enterocoele

enterocolitis

enterocolic

enterocolonic

enterocolostomy

enterocutaneous

enterocyst

enterocystoma

enterocystoplasty

enterocyte

enterodiol

enterodynia

enterectomy

enteroendocrine

enteroenteral

enteroenteric

enterobactin

enteroception

enterocleisis

enteroenterostomy

enterogastrone

enterostaxis

enteroepithelial

fistuloenterostomy

enterogastric

enterogastritis

gastroenterocolitis

gastroenterogram

gastroenterography

gastroenteropancreatic

gastroenterostomy

enterogenic

enterogenous

enteroglial

enterogliosis

enteroglucagon

enterogradient

enterographic

enterography

enterohaemorrhagic

enterohemolysin

enterohemolytic

enterohemorrhagic

enterohepatic

enterohepatically

hepaticocholecystenterostomy

hepaticocholecystostcholecystenterostomy

enterohepatitis

hepatoportoenterostomy

enterohormone

enteric

enteroinsular

enteroinvasive

enterokine

enterocinesia

enterokinesis

enterokinetic

enterolactone

enterolignan

enterolith

enterolithiasis

enterology

enteroloph

enterolysis

enteromammary

enteromegaly

enteronephric

enteronephry

enteroneuroendocrine

enteroid

enteropancreatic

enteroparasite

enteroparasitosis

enteropathogen

enteropathogenesis

enteropathogenicity

enteropathology

enteropathotype

enteropathy

enteropeptidase

enteropeptide

enteropexy

enterophage

enterophenotype

enterophthisis

enteroplasty

enteropooling

enteroprotective

enteroptosis

enteroreceptor

enterorenal

enterorrhaphy

enterorrhexis

enterosalivary

enteroscope

enteroscopy

enterosorption

enterospasm

enterosphere

enterospinal

enterostasis

enterostenosis

enterostomy

enterostyle

enterosymbiont

enterothelium

enterotherapy

enterothorax

enterotomy

enterotoxicity

enterotoxicosis

enterotoxin

enterotransporter

enterotropic

enterotropism

enterotype

enterotyping

enterourinary

enterovaginal

enterovenous

enterovesical

enteroviral

enterovirulent

enterovirus

• enteroanastomosis
• enteroanthelone
• enteroapocleisis
• enterobactin
• enterobiasis
• enterobius
• enterotherapy

Related terms

• enteral

Translations

Translations

• Polish: entero- (pl)

See also

• entrails

References

• “entero-”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• -terone, Tereno, retone

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English entero-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈentero-/, [ˈe̞n̪t̪e̞ro̞-]

Prefix

entero-

1. (in loanwords) entero-
2. (medicine) gastro-resistant

Derived terms

compounds

• enterokapseli
• enterorokko
• enterotabletti

Italian

Prefix

entero-

1. entero-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with entero-

enterochinasi

enterocita

enteroclisma

enterococco

enterocolite

enteroemorragico

enteroepatico

enteroglucagone

enterologia

enterormone

enteropatia

enteropatico

enteroplastica

enteroptosi

enterocettore

enterorragia

enteroscopia

enterostomia

enterotomia

enterotossina

enterozoo

enteroclisi

Anagrams

• Eterno, Nereto, eterno, eternò, tenero, tenore

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-teros

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder.

Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der.

Polish entero-

Derived from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛn.tɛ.rɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛntɛrɔ
• Syllabification: en‧te‧ro-

Prefix

entero-

1. entero-

   ‎entero- + ‎bakteria → ‎enterobakteria

Derived terms

Category Polish terms prefixed with entero- not found

Further reading

• “entero-”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”).

Prefix

entero-

1. entero-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with entero-

enterocito

enterocolitis

enteritis

Further reading

• “entero-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025