Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An enema.
a water enema given to flush out the colon
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of colon cleansing (the removal of nonspecific toxins from the colon and intestinal tract considered pseudomedicine)
Examples
1 sentencesDoes colonic irrigation have any health benefits and is it available on the NHS?
Forms
plural: colonicsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a water enema given to flush out the colon:colonic irrigation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.