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Definition of Enema
1. Noun. An injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes.
Generic synonyms: Irrigation
Specialized synonyms: Colonic, Colonic Irrigation, Barium Enema
Definition of Enema
1. n. An injection, or clyster, thrown into the rectum as a medicine, or to impart nourishment.
Definition of Enema
1. Noun. An injection of fluid into the rectum, usually for medical purposes. ¹
2. Noun. The fluid so injected. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Enema
1. a liquid injected into the rectum [n -MAS or -MATA]
Medical Definition of Enema
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Enema
Literary usage of Enema
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the by Arnold James Cooley, W. North (1892)
"Prep. Infuse 1 dr. of ergot in 8 oz. of hot water and strain. enema ... Anodyne;
as a substitute for opium clyster. enema, Pur'gative. See enema ..."
2. The Lancet (1842)
"I now called in my friend Dr. Canham, who ordered an enema, consisting of two
pounds of gruel ... Colocynth enema ; omit the pills ; effervescing draught. ..."
3. A Complete Handbook for the Sanitary Troops of the U.S. Army and Navy and by Charles Field Mason (1917)
"To give such an enema the patient is placed on his left side with the hips ...
Should a more active enema be necessary thirty grammes of Epsom salts and ..."
4. Elements of Physics; Or, Natural Philosophy, General and Medical: Comoprised by Neil Arnott (1856)
"With well-adapted additional apparatus, the same instrument will answer for many
purposes, as for throw- ing U? the enema> clearing the stomach, ..."
5. Elements of Physics, Or, Natural Philosophy, General and Medical: Explained by Neil Arnott (1831)
"Now a copious enema, such as we have described above, is almost a certain cure.
The.liquid advances until it reaches the part where the portion of gut has ..."
6. Therapeutic Gazette (1901)
"The whole enema, when of this composition, should not exceed eight ounces, ...
After preparing the enema, five grains of an active preparation of papain is ..."
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