lientery

English

Etymology

From Latin leinteria, ultimately from Ancient Greek λειεντερία (leientería), which is composed of λεῖος (leîos) and ἔντερον (énteron); compare French lientérie.

Noun

lientery (countable and uncountable, plural lienteries)

1. (medicine) A form of diarrhea in which food passes through the body with little or no digestion.

References

• “lientery”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• entierly, entirely