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Enema   /ˈɛnəmə/   Listen
Enema

noun
(pl. L. enemata)
1.
An injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes.  Synonym: clyster.



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"Enema" Quotes from Famous Books



... M. M. An enema. An opiate. A blister. Slight chalybeates. Peruvian bark. Clothes dipped in cold vinegar and applied externally. Bandages on the limbs to keep more blood in them for a ...
— Zoonomia, Vol. II - Or, the Laws of Organic Life • Erasmus Darwin

... noted, the sale and dispensing of drugs usually culminated in their use—in accordance with the theory of the period—as means of purging the body. Drugs, however, did not have a monopoly in this greatly emphasized aspect of medical practice because the clyster (purging of the bowels, or enema) and phlebotomy (bleeding of the vein) could be used as well. These two methods might be classified as mechanical in nature as contrasted with the essentially chemical action of ...
— Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 • Thomas P. Hughes

... after it, that the rectum be completely unloaded before the operation, and the bowels so far emptied as to permit three or four days after the operation to elapse without any movement of the bowels being necessary. If there is any doubt as to the effect of the laxative, a large stimulant enema should be administered on the morning ...
— A Manual of the Operations of Surgery - For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners • Joseph Bell



Words linked to "Enema" :   colonic irrigation, irrigation, clyster, colonic



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