Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes. · The fluid so injected. · A device for administering such an injection.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo administer an enema.
Learned borrowing from Late Latin enema, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”).
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- Derivation mentionἔνεμαgrc · injection
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