enema

From Late Latin enema, from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίηναι (eníēnai, “to send in, inject”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ἱέναι (hiénai, “to send, throw”).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.ə.mə/

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enema (plural enemas or enemata)

1. An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
2. The fluid so injected.
3. A device for administering such an injection.

• (fluid so injected): clyster

• enematic

• Ameen, Menae, Naeem, amene, meane

• IPA^(key): [eneːma]

enema

1. (transitive) to abide by (a ritual prohibition)

• öönema

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “enema”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon

Borrowed from Latin enema, from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίηναι (eníēnai, “to send in, inject”), from ἐν (en, “em”) + ἱέναι (hiénai, “to send, throw”).

• Rhymes: -emɐ

enema m (plural enemas)

1. enema (injection of fluid into the rectum)

   Synonyms: clister, enteroclisma, (Brazil) chuca

2. enema (the injected fluid)

   Synonym: clister

From Latin enema, from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίηναι (eníēnai, “to send in, inject”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ἱέναι (hiénai, “to send, throw”).

• IPA^(key): /eˈnema/ [eˈne.ma]
• Rhymes: -ema
• Syllabification: e‧ne‧ma

enema m (plural enemas)

1. enema (injection of fluid into the rectum)

   Synonyms: clister, lavado, lavativa

2. enema (the injected fluid)

• “enema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014