enema
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Late Latin enema, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]enema (plural enemas or enemata)
- An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
- The fluid so injected.
- A device for administering such an injection.
Synonyms
[edit]- (fluid so injected): clyster
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]injection of fluid into the rectum
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fluid so injected
Anagrams
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin enema, from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”).
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: e‧ne‧ma
Noun
[edit]enema m (plural enemas)
- enema (injection of fluid into the rectum)
- Synonyms: clister, enteroclisma, (Brazil) chuca
- enema (the injected fluid)
- Synonym: clister
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin enema, from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]enema m (plural enemas)
Further reading
[edit]- “enema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Ye'kwana
[edit]ALIV | enema |
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Brazilian standard | eneema |
New Tribes | eneema |
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]enema
- (transitive) to abide by (a ritual prohibition)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “enema”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
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