enema
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈɛnəmə/
- Specialized
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enema
- I also have to have an enema because I cannot have a normal bowel movement.
- a barium enema
- administer an enema
- giving an enema
I had a Ninesom and and then I had a cocaine enema.
- I had a Ninesom and and then I had a cocaine enema.
- And but the nurse knew that if she could get fluids into all of them rectally, you know, I threw an enema, it would hydrate them without making them sick.
- I think that I think an enema would be is enemas.
- And then things like we've seen crazy things like coffee enemas.
Examples
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Have you ever had a barium enema?
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Mrs. Biddlestein is waitin on her enema.
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I would recommend a coffee enema -- black, no sugar.
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It's time for your enema.
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If he was clean, an enema and a bath before bed... ...then it would be better for all of us.
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On Tuesday, a tiny little dog had to be given a very large enema.
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Just take an enema.
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Try an enema.
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A double-contrast barium enema was offered when a full colonoscopy could not be obtained.
Academic text (1996) -
The doctor advised me to have an enema to clear my intestines before the procedure.
Synonyms
An injection of liquid into the rectum to make the bowels empty
Compounds
- Specialized
2
6.2
An X-ray test where doctors put a white liquid into the rectum to find problems in the colon
How Invasive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Enema comes from a Greek word built around en- meaning 'in', so it originally meant 'something sent in'. That's why an enema is a liquid you 'send in' through the anus to make the bowels move.