enema

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsclyster

   Broaderirrigation

   Narrowercolonic irrigationbarium enema

Other forms of enema

plural

enemata

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about enema

What does enema mean?

enema means "an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes".

How many syllables are in enema?

enema has 3 syllables: en-e-ma. The stress falls on "en". In IPA it is /ˈɛnəmə/.

What is another word for enema?

Close synonyms include clyster. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is enema a common word?

enema is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.