enema
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)
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
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