clyster

clys·ter

C0428400 (klĭs′tər)n. An enema.

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[Middle English clister, from Old French clistere, from Latin clyster, from Greek klustēr, clyster pipe, from kluzein, to wash out.]

clyster

(ˈklɪstə) n (Medicine) med a former name for an enema[C14: from Greek klustēr, from kluzein to rinse]

clys•ter

(ˈklɪs tər)

n. an enema. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek klystḗr <*klyd-, base of klýzein to rinse out (compare cataclysm)]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

clyster - an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposesenemairrigation - (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solutioncolonic, colonic irrigation - a water enema given to flush out the colonbarium enema - enema in which a contrast medium (usually barium sulfate) is injected into the rectum and X-rays are taken to search for lesions

Translations

enteroclisma