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enema
(redirected from through-and-through 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 [ˈɛnɪmə]
n pl -mas, -mata [-mətə] Med
1. (Medicine) the introduction of liquid into the rectum to evacuate the bowels, medicate, or nourish
2. (Medicine) the liquid so introduced
[from New Latin, from Greek: injection, from enienai to send in, from hienai to send]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.enema - an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuationenema - 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 [ˈenɪmə] N (enemas or enemata (pl)) [ˈenɪmətə]enema m

enema [ˈɛnəmə] n (MEDICINE)lavement m

enema
nKlistier nt, → Einlauf m; (= syringe)Klistierspritze f

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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