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en⋅e⋅ma

[en-uh-muh]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
1. the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
2. the fluid injected.
3. Also called enema bag. a rubber bag or other device for administering an enema.

Origin:
1675–85; < LL < Gk: injection, equiv. to en- en- 2 + (h)e- (s. of hiénai to throw) + -ma n. suffix
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en·e·ma   (ěn'ə-mə)   
n.  
  1. The injection of liquid into the rectum through the anus for cleansing, for stimulating evacuation of the bowels, or for other therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.

  2. The fluid so injected.


[Late Latin, from Greek, from enīenai, to send in, inject : en-, in; see en-2 + hīenai, to send; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

enema 
1681, from Gk. enema "injection," from enienai "to send in, inject," from en- "in" + hienai "send" (cognate of L. jacere).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: en·e·ma
Pronunciation: 'en-&-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural enemas also ene·ma·ta /"en-&-'mät-&, 'en-&-m&-t&/
1 : the injection of liquid into the intestine by way of the anus (as for cleansingor examination)
2 : the liquid injected by an enema
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Medical Dictionary

enema en·e·ma (ěn'ə-mə)
n. pl. en·e·mas

  1. The injection of liquid into the rectum through the anus for cleansing, for stimulating evacuation of the bowels, or for other therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.

  2. The fluid so injected.

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