English
enterocolitis
From entero- + colitis.
A compound of entero- + colitis
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’
Ancient Greek ἔντερον ‘intestine’
English entero-
Today it means
noun Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the small intestine and of the colon.
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Etymograph / enterocolitis