enema
An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for…An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
» The doctor gave me an enema.
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3 sensesAn injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
The fluid so injected.
A device for administering such an injection.
- an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
Examples
5 sentencesThe doctor gave me an enema.
I gave him an enema.
ruЯ поставил ему клизму. — fjay69
Tom gave himself an enema.
Tom was given an enema.
They gave Tom an enema.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Late Latin enema, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema,Learned borrowing from Late Latin enema, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”).
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Forms
plural: enemas / enemataSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
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.