enema definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an injection ... anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes [syn: enema, clyster] Merriam Webster's noun (plural enemas; also enemata) Etymology ... way of the anus 2. material for injection as an enema Oxford Reference Dictionary n. (pl. enemas or enemata) 1 the ... fluid or syringe used for this. Etymology: LL f. Gk enema f. eniemi inject (as EN-(2), hiemi send) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Enema En"e*ma, n.; pl. L. Enemata. [L. enema, Gr. ?, fr. ? to send in; ? in + ? to send.] (Med.) ...
... anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes [syn: enema, clyster] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle ... clir pure, Old English hl?tor clean Date: 14th century enema Oxford Reference Dictionary n. & v. archaic --n. an enema. --v.tr. treat with an enema. Etymology: ME f. OF clystere or f. L f. Gk ... lower intestines by means of a syringe; an injection; an enema. Clyster pipe, a tube or pipe used for injections. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Injection, enema, lavement.
... the body by a syringe or pipe; a clyster; an enema. --Mayne. 3. (Anat.) (a) The act or process of filling ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Injecting. 2. Clyster, enema, lavement. Moby Thesaurus Earth insertion, LEM, LM, antitoxin, apogee, aside ...
... of or relating to the colon n 1: a water enema given to flush out the colon [syn: colonic irrigation, colonic ... the intestine II. noun Date: 1939 irrigation of the colon ; enema