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high colonic

high colonic

1 9.3
A medical wash that uses a large amount of water to clean the upper part of the large intestine
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : lavado colónico
  • - I was just about to give Mr. Baker his high colonic.

Examples

  • After reading about the process, I decided to try a high colonic for the first time.

  • I'd rather get a high colonic with a hot poker.

    Holy Money (2009)

  • Now, let's head back to shore so I can get a high colonic and a bite to eat.

    Against the Current (2009)

  • During her wellness retreat, she scheduled a high colonic to detoxify her body.

  • Many people choose to undergo a high colonic for its potential health benefits.

Synonyms

enema
vshigh colonic
  • Specialized
26 7.9

A liquid put into the rectum to make the bowels empty

injects much more fluid higher into the colon to cleanse rather than just evacuate
colonic
vshigh colonic
  • Specialized
8 8.8

A treatment that uses water put into the colon through the rectum to clean it

injects larger amounts higher into the colon aiming for deeper cleansing
colonic irrigation
vshigh colonic
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A medical procedure that washes the large intestine with water through the rectum

injects a much larger volume higher into the colon for deeper cleansing

Surface Forms

high colonic singular
high colonics plural

Morphology

high + colonic

The meaning is directly compositional: 'high' (in a high/upper position) modifies 'colonic' (relating to the colon), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to an enema administered high in the colon. This is a regular adjective+noun composition and follows predictable anatomical/location logic that is cross-linguistically common, making it transparent to learners who know the component words.

Etymology

High colonic comes from the simple image of putting fluid high into the colon to wash it out, so it now means 'an enema that cleans the colon'.