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enema

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en·e·ma  (n-m)
n.
1. The injection of liquid into the rectum through the anus for cleansing, for stimulating evacuation of the bowels, or for other therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
2. The fluid so injected.

[Late Latin, from Greek, from enenai, to send in, inject : en-, in; see en-2 + henai, to send; see y- in Indo-European roots.]

enema [en-im-a]
Noun
Med a quantity of fluid inserted into the rectum to empty the bowels, for example before an operation [Greek: injection]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.enemaenema - an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
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
Translations
enema [ˈɛnɪmə] n (MED) → enema m

enema [ˈɛnɪmə] n (Med) → lavement m

enema [ˈɛnɪmə] nKlistier nt, Einlauf m

enema [ˈɛnɪmə] n (MED) → clistere m

enema
n enema [ˈenəmə]
the injection of a liquid into the rectum He was given an enema to clean out the bowels before his operation. dermuitspoeling حُقْنَه شَرْجِيَّه клизма klystýr lavement das Klistier κλύσμα enema klistiir تنقیه peräruiske lavement חוֹקֶן गुदावस्ति klistir beöntés pencahar stólpípa clistere かん腸 관장(灌腸) klizma klizma enema lavement klyster lewatywa clister clismă клизма klystír klistir klistir lavemang การสวนทวารหนักโดยใช้น้ำยา lâvman (醫)灌腸 клізма قبض کشائی کے لۓ پچکاری کے ذریعہ پانی ، دوا وغیرہ چڑھانا sự thụt ()


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The patient spontaneously opened his bowels within a half hour after the massage without the need for enemas.
Less invasive tests, such as fecal-blood tests and barium enemas, provide less information about a patient's cancer risk than colonoscopies and sigmoidoscopies do, and they must be repeated more frequently.
Outrageous, explicit set pieces involve a penis extension device gone awry, leaving one character with a taffy-esque result; a gassy enema overdose; and, in the film's most explicit American Pie rift, Andy having his way with a freshly baked quiche only to have his parents walk in and notice that he also has a live gerbil shoved up his nether regions.
 
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