enema
English
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Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Late Latin enema, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]enema (plural enemas or enemata)
- An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
- 1875, Atlanta Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 12, page 133:
- To the distensile enema of simple tepid water, no valid objection can be urged.
- 1934, George Morris Piersol, Edward LeRoy Bortz, The Cyclopedia of Medicine, volume 10, F. A. Davis Company:
- […] It is further neglected by a mental dependence upon cathartics or enemata to produce the stimulation. Defecalgesiophobia is a common cause for neglecting the act.
- 1983, Richard E. Behrman, Victor C. Vaughan, III, Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics[1], W. B. Saunders, →ISBN, page 249:
- Iatrogenic poisoning can result from the use of magnesium in the treatment of hypertension or of toxemia of pregnancy; deaths have been reported from the use of magnesium sulfate enemas in megacolon and from oral administration for purging.
- The fluid so injected.
- A device for administering such an injection.
Synonyms
[edit]- (fluid so injected): clyster
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]injection of fluid into the rectum
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fluid so injected
Anagrams
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin enema, from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: e‧ne‧ma
Noun
[edit]enema m (plural enemas)
- enema (injection of fluid into the rectum)
- Synonyms: clister, enteroclisma, (Brazil) chuca
- enema (the injected fluid)
- Synonym: clister
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin enema, from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]enema m (plural enemas)
Further reading
[edit]- “enema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
Ye'kwana
[edit]| ALIV | enema |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | eneema |
| New Tribes | eneema |
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]enema
- (transitive) to abide by (a ritual prohibition)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “enema”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[2], Lyon
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