clyster

American  

[klis-ter] / ˈklɪs tər /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. an enema.

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clyster British  

/ ˈklɪstə /

noun

1. med a former name for an enema

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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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clyster

The17th Century was the Golden Age of the enema, or clyster as it was then called.

From Time Magazine Archive

If this does not abate the pain, make a clyster of camomile, balm-leaves, oil of olives and new milk, boiling the former in the latter.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

The common soap-suds make a good injection, and will quickly soften the hardened excrement; after which the following clyster may be used:— Linseed tea, 3 quarts.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd

The surgeon administering the clyster or phlebotomy, those commonly resorted to "remedies," could be expected to charge thirty pounds of tobacco for the first and twenty pounds for the second.

From Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 by Thomas Proctor Hughes

Then let him stir up the woman's pains by giving her some sharp clyster, to excite her throes to bear down, and bring forth the child.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle