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Webster 1913 Edition


Lientery

Li′en-ter-y

(lī′ĕn-tĕr-y̆)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
λειεντερία
;
λεῖοσ
smooth, soft +
ἔντερον
an intestine: cf. F.
lientérie
.]
(Med.)
A diarrhea, in which the food is discharged imperfectly digested, or with but little change.
Dunglison.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lientery

LI'ENTERY

,
Noun.
[L.; Gr. smooth, and an intestine.]
A flux of the bowels, in which the aliments are discharged undigested, and with little alteration either in color or substance.