enema
/ˈɛn.ə.mə/ noun, verb
Forms enemas enemata enemaing enemaed
- noun An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
- noun The fluid so injected.
- noun A device for administering such an injection.
- verb To administer an enema. “It's common to enema before anal sex.”
Synonyms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin enema, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”).
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “enema”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details