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Vinony

enema

noun

  1. procedure of introducing liquids into the rectum and colon via the anus
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.ə.mə/

noun

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin enema, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”).

  1. An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.

    “To the distensile enema of simple tepid water, no valid objection can be urged.”

    “[…] It is further neglected by a mental dependence upon cathartics or enemata to produce the stimulation. Defecalgesiophobia is a common cause for neglecting the act.”

  2. The fluid so injected.
  3. A device for administering such an injection.

verb

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin enema, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”).

  1. To administer an enema.

    “It's common to enema before anal sex.”

    “It would take simpler souls with little or no training to do the yeoman work of enemaing and puking the sick people of the community.”