enema Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
    clyster.

WordNet

En"e*ma noun
Etymology
L. enema, Gr. , fr. to send in; in + to send.
Wordforms
plural L Enemata
Definitions
  1. (Med.) An injection, or clyster, thrown into the rectum as a medicine, or to impart nourishment. Hoblyn.

Webster 1913