enema

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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

enema - an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes clyster 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

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enema [ˈɛnɪmə] n (Med) → lavement m

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enema [ˈɛnɪmə] n → Klistier nt, Einlauf m

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enema [ˈɛnɪmə] n (MED) → clistere m