Located, occurring, or existing outside the intestine or intestinal tract.
From 'extra-' (outside) + 'enteric' (relating to the intestines, from Greek 'enteron'). Medical term used to describe infections, complications, or symptoms originating outside the gut.
An 'extraenteric infection' is tricky because it starts outside your intestines but can still devastate your gut—demonstrating how interconnected your body's systems are and why doctors have to think broadly about where problems actually originate.
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