An intestinal disease. [entero- + G. pathos, suffering]
- protein-losing e. increased fecal loss of serum protein, especially albumin, causing hypoproteinemia.
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n.
disease of the small intestine. See also coeliac disease.
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en·ter·op·a·thy (en″tər-opґə-the) [entero- + -pathy] any disease of the intestine.Medical dictionary. 2011.