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enteron

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛntəˌrɒn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(en′tə ron′, -tər ən)

en•ter•on (en′tə ron′, -tər ən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ter•a (-tər ə).USA pronunciation [Anat., Zool.]

Anatomy, Zoologythe alimentary canal;
the digestive tract.

Greek énteron intestine
Neo-Latin
1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

enteron /ˈɛntəˌrɒn/ n ( pl -tera /-tərə/)

the alimentary canal, esp of an embryo or a coelenterate

Etymology: 19th Century: via New Latin from Greek: intestine; related to Latin inter between

'enteron' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

caecum - coelenterate - dysentery - enteric - entero- - mesentery - archenteron - coelenteron - mesenteron

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