enterocleisis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”) + Ancient Greek κλεῖσις (kleîsis). By surface analysis, entero- +‎ -cleisis.

Noun

enterocleisis (uncountable)

  1. Blockage of the intestines.
    • 2001 March-April, Yukihiro Sato, Shinobu Miyasaka, and Hiroyuki Shimada, “Prognosis of Endogenous Fungal Endophthalmitis and Utility of Ishibashi's Classification”, in Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology‎[1], volume 45, number 2:
      Other underlying systemic diseases included gastric perforation, hemorrhagic gastritis, cholecystitis, hepatic coma, multiple myeloma, pleuritis, multiple trauma, enterocleisis and anorexia in one patient each.
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