clyster
9.9
An injection of liquid into the rectum to make the bowels empty
- noun
- /ˈklɪstər/
- Archaic
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clyster
- The doctor recommended a clyster to help relieve her constipation.
Examples
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He felt much better after receiving a clyster during his hospital stay.
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After discussing her symptoms, the nurse prepared a clyster for the patient.
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A daily clyster, he says.
Fiction book (1999) -
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Synonyms
26
7.9
A liquid put into the rectum to make the bowels empty
is the same medical procedure with identical purpose and usage
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8.8
A treatment that uses water put into the colon through the rectum to clean it
is confined to the rectum and does not flush the whole colon
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clyster comes from the old Greek verb klyzein, meaning 'to wash', and it shares the same root as cataclysm, which originally meant a great 'washing' or flood. So a clyster is a medical 'washing' of the bowels with liquid.