What does enter mean in medical terms?

enter

Meaning: intestine

Type: Word root · Body system: Digestive System & Abdomen

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what enter means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using enter

enteritis
enter (intestine) + -itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the intestine
gastroenterology
gastr (stomach) + enter (intestine) + -logy (study of) = study of the stomach and intestines

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.