A plural or variant form relating to the intestines or intestinal structures, used in medical or anatomical contexts.
From Greek 'enteron' (intestine), possibly a variant or technical plural form used in medical Latin and anatomical terminology.
The word shows how medical language preserves Greek and Latin plurals rather than using English '-s'—'criteria' instead of 'criterions,' 'bacteria' instead of 'bacteriums'—keeping alive the sound of ancient languages.
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