clyster

clys·ter  (klstr)

n.

An enema.

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[Middle English clister, from Old French clistere, from Latin clyster, from Greek klustr, clyster pipe, from kluzein, to wash out.]

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clyster [ˈklɪstə]

n

(Medicine) Med a former name for an enema

[from Greek klustēr, from kluzein to rinse]

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Noun

1.

clyster - an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes enema irrigation - (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution colonic, colonic irrigation - a water enema given to flush out the colon barium enema - enema in which a contrast medium (usually barium sulfate) is injected into the rectum and X-rays are taken to search for lesions