clyster
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of clyster
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek klystēr, equivalent to *klyd- (base of klýzein to rinse out; cf. cataclysm) + -tēr agent noun suffix
Example Sentences
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If the Patient is full of blood, bleeding is necessary, and if Costive, a Dose of Manna, Senna, or any gentle Laxative, or a Clyster, should be given.
From An Account of the Extraordinary Medicinal Fluid, called Aether. by Turner, Matthew
Medicine he usually repeated the second or third Day; if not, he opened the Body with some mild Laxative, or a Clyster; and continued this Medicine, till the Fever went gradually off, or intermitted.—Dr.
From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald
For what is a Clyster, but a Bag-Pudding; a Pill, but a Dumpling; or a Bolus, but a Tansy, tho’ not altogether so Toothsome.
From A Learned Dissertation on Dumpling (1726) [and] Pudding and Dumpling Burnt to Pot. Or a Compleat Key to the Dissertation on Dumpling (1727) by Macey, Samuel L.
A Letter from Mr. Hey to Dr. Priestley, concerning the effects of fixed Air applied by way of Clyster 292 Number III.
From Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air by Priestley, Joseph
Clyster, klis′tėr, n. a liquid injected into the intestines to wash them out.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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