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单词 enema
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enema

[ en-uh-muh ]
/ ˈɛn ə mə /
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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

Words nearby enema

Endymion, endysis, end zone, ENE, ENEA, enema, enemy, enemy alien, energetic, energetics, energid
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British Dictionary definitions for enema

enema
/ (ˈɛnɪmə) /

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for enema

enema
[ ĕnə-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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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