enema
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An enema bucket and an enema bag
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin enema, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”).
Pronunciation
Noun
enema (plural enemas or enemata)
- An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
- The fluid so injected.
- A device for administering such an injection.
Synonyms
- (fluid so injected): clyster
Derived terms
Translations
injection of fluid into the rectum
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fluid so injected
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin enema, from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: e‧ne‧ma
Noun
enema m (plural enemas)
- enema (injection of fluid into the rectum)
- Synonyms: clister, enteroclisma, (Brazil) chuca
- enema (the injected fluid)
- Synonym: clister
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin enema, from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”).
Pronunciation
Noun
enema m (plural enemas)
Further reading
- “enema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Ye'kwana
Pronunciation
Verb
enema
- (transitive) to abide by (a ritual prohibition)