enema

[en-uh-muh]

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noun Medicine/Medical.

the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.

the fluid injected.

Also called enema bag. a rubber bag or other device for administering an enema.

Origin of enema

1675–85; < Late Latin < Greek: injection, equivalent to en- en-² + (h)e- (stem of hiénai to throw) + -ma noun suffix

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The most noticeable are the gigantic Megalosoma and Enema, armed with horns.
The Andes and the Amazon
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British Dictionary definitions for enema

enema

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə) med

the introduction of liquid into the rectum to evacuate the bowels, medicate, or nourish

the liquid so introduced

Word Origin for enema

C15: from New Latin, from Greek: injection, from enienai to send in, from hienai to send

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Word Origin and History for enema

early 15c., via Medieval Latin, from Greek enema "injection," from enienai "to send in, inject," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + hienai "send" (cognate of Latin iacere; see jet (v.)).

Medicine definitions for enema

enema

[ĕn′ə-mə]

n. pl. en•e•mas

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.

The fluid so injected.