lientery

[ lahy-uhn-ter-ee ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a form of diarrhea in which the food is discharged undigested or only partly digested.

lientery

/ ˈlaɪəntərɪ; -trɪ /

noun

1. pathol the passage of undigested food in the faeces

Derived Forms

• ˌlienˈteric, adjective

Other Words From

• lien·teric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lientery¹

1540–50; < Medieval Latin līenteria < Greek leientería, equivalent to leî ( os ) smooth + énter ( a ) bowels + -ia -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of lientery¹

C16: from French, from Medieval Latin, from Greek leienteria, from leios smooth + enteron intestine

Example Sentences

Lientery is the term applied when imperfectly changed food appears in the stools.

From Project Gutenberg

Lientery, lī′en-ter-i, n. a form of diarrhœa, with frequent liquid evacuations in which the food is discharged undigested.

From Project Gutenberg

Unaltered food may be expelled (lientery) by rapid peristaltic movements.

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