enteroparesis
enteroparesis
[en″ter-o-pah-re´sis]relaxation of the intestine resulting in dilatation.
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en·ter·o·pa·re·sis
(en'tĕr-ō-pă-rē'sis, -par'i-sis),Rarely used term for a state of diminished or absent peristalsis with flaccidity of the muscles of the intestinal walls.
[entero- + G. paresis, slackening, relaxation]
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en·ter·o·pa·re·sis
(en'tĕr-ō-păr-ē'sis)Rarely used term for a state of diminished or absent peristalsis with flaccidity of the muscles of the intestinal walls.
[entero- + G. paresis, slackening, relaxation]
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