Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enterotropism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-terotropism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Attraction to the intestine

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Virus was detected in cloacal swabs at 1–2 dpi, and peaked at 14 dpi indicating enterotropism of the virus and its early shedding in feces."

Etymology

From entero- + -tropism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: entero
Suffix: tropism

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

enterotropic

Questions

What does enterotropism mean?: Attraction to the intestine
Where does enterotropism come from?: From entero- + -tropism.

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