enterospinal

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English

Etymology

From entero- +‎ spinal.

Adjective

enterospinal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to the intestine and the spine.
    enterospinal fistula
    • 1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani, Frank H. Miller, “CT Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 167, number 1, →DOI, page 9:
      Fistulas and sinus tracts are hallmarks of Crohn’s disease, affecting approximately 20–40% of patients . The morphology and anatomic sites of fistulas are protean: enteroenteric, enterocolic, colocolic, enterovesical, enterovaginal, enterocutaneous, anorectal, duodenopancreatic, gastrocolic, colobronchial, and enterospinal .