Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enteroadherent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-teroad-her-ent
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That adheres to the walls of the intestines

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Latin adhaerēnsder. Old French adherentbor. Middle English adherent English adherent English enteroadherent From entero- + adherent.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does enteroadherent mean?
That adheres to the walls of the intestines
Where does enteroadherent come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Latin adhaerēnsder. Old French adherentbor. Middle English adherent English adherent English enteroadherent From entero- + adherent.

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