colonic irrigation
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- noun
- /kəˈlɒnɪk ɪrɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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irrigación colónica
- Many people choose colonic irrigation as a way to detoxify and improve their digestive health.
Examples
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Ye gods, I have enough problems with people telling me colonic irrigation would cure me!
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As we have mentioned surgery treatment, we're going to start out with this option: colonic irrigation.
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Yeah, if you've had a colonic irrigation, let us know what you thought.
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Doctors sometimes recommend colonic irrigation to cleanse the colon before certain medical procedures.
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After discussing her symptoms, the therapist suggested that she try colonic irrigation for relief.
Synonyms
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A liquid put into the rectum to make the bowels empty
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A treatment that uses water put into the colon through the rectum to clean it
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A medical wash that uses a large amount of water to clean the upper part of the large intestine
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'colonic' (relating to the colon) combined with 'irrigation' (flushing/cleansing by water); together they plainly describe flushing the colon. This follows regular English noun-modifier composition and is cross-linguistically common in medical terminology, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will infer the procedure.
Etymology
Colonic irrigation comes from the image of colonic and irrigation together: like watering a field, water is sent into the colon to wash away waste. So the phrase means a medical treatment where water is used to 'flush out' the colon's contents.