enema
noun/ˈenəmə/
/ˈenəmə/
- a liquid that is put into a person’s rectum (= the opening through which solid waste leaves the body) in order to clean out the bowels, especially before a medical operation; the act of cleaning out the bowels in this wayWord Originlate Middle English: via late Latin from Greek, from enienai ‘send or put in’, from en- ‘in’ + hienai ‘send’.
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