Definition
A wasting disease of the intestines, causing the intestinal tissue to deteriorate and shrink as the body loses weight and nutrition.
Etymology
From Greek 'enteron' (intestine) + 'phthisis' (wasting disease, from 'phthiein' meaning to waste away). This term combines roots for a disease where intestines literally waste away.
Kelly Says
Phthisis traditionally meant tuberculosis because it causes wasting, and enterophthisis describes that same devastating shrinking and wasting when it specifically attacks your intestines—it's one of the oldest medical terms still occasionally used.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንዳንድ ውሃ አይደለም
an-dan-dit u-wa ay-de-lem
ARالعربية
تلف الأمعاء
talf al-'a-mī'
BNবাংলা
প্রবেশনী
pro-besh-nee
CACatalà
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
CSČeština
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
DADansk
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
DEDeutsch
Enterophthisie
en-te-ro-fi-thee-zee
ELΕλληνικά
εντεροφθίσις
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
ESEspañol
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
FAفارسی
بیماری روده
be-ma-ri ro-deh
FISuomi
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
FRFrançais
entérophthisme
ɑ̃.tɛʁ.o.fi.tizm
GUGU
એન્ટરોપેક્સિયા
en-tro-pek-see-ya
HAHA
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
HEעברית
אנטררופתיסיס
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
HIहिन्दी
आंत्र-विनाश
aant-ra-vi-naash
HUMagyar
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
IDBahasa Indonesia
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
IGIG
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
ITItaliano
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
KKKK
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
KMKM
អន្តរជាតិ
on-tra-cha-ti
KO한국어
장폐색증
jang pyesekjeung
MRMR
एंटरोपेक्सिया
en-tar-o-pek-see-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
MYမြန်မာ
အစာအစိမ်း
a-sa-a-si-m-ing
NLNederlands
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
NONorsk
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
PAPA
ਇੰਟਰੋਪੈਕਸੀਆ
in-tro-pek-see-ya
PLPolski
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
PTPortuguês
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
RORomână
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
RUРусский
энтерофитхис
en-te-ro-fi-thi-s
SVSvenska
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
SWKiswahili
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
TAதமிழ்
குடல் அழிவு
ku-dal a-li-vu
THไทย
การเน่าตายของลำไส้
garan neaw-tai-khong lam-sai
TLTL
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
TRTürkçe
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
UKУкраїнська
ентерофітіс
en-te-ro-fi-tis
VITiếng Việt
bệnh hủy hoại ruột
benh huy hoi ruot
YOYO
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis
ZUZU
enterofthisis
en-te-ro-fi-thee-sis