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enteric-coated

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enteric-coated /en·ter·ic-coat·ed/ (-kōt´ed) designating a special coating applied to tablets or capsules that prevents release and absorption of active ingredients until they reach the intestine.
enteric-coated
adj.
Relating to an oral preparation of a drug that has been treated so that release is delayed until passage from the stomach into the intestine.

enteric-coated (en·terˑ·ik-kōˑ·ted),
adj covered with a protective layer (as in pills or tablets) so as to pass through the stomach unaltered until it reaches the intestinal tract.

enteric
pertaining to the small intestine.

enteric bacteria
straight gram-negative rods, members of the family enterobacteriaceae.
enteric-coated
designating a special coating applied to tablets or capsules which prevents release and absorption of their contents until they reach the intestine.
enteric fever
enteric protein loss
see protein-losing enteropathy.


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