English
enterochromaffin
From entero- + chromaffin.
Formed from entero- + chromaffin
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’
Ancient Greek ἔντερον ‘intestine’
English entero-
Today it means
adj Of an epithelial cell of the intestinal mucosa, containing serotonin, and stained using chromium salts.
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Etymograph / enterochromaffin