enteroparesis

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·tero·pa·re·sis (en″tər-o-pə-reґsis) [entero- + Gr. paresis relaxation] relaxation of the intestine resulting in dilatation.