clys·ter (kl s t r)n. An enema. [Middle English clister, from Old French clistere, from Latin clyster, from Greek klust  r, clyster pipe, from kluzein, to wash out.] |
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 purposesirrigation - (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 |
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