enema

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin enema, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɛn.ə.mə/ === Noun === enema (plural enemas or enemata) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== (fluid so injected): clyster ==== Derived terms ==== alcohol enema enematic === Verb === enema (third-person singular simple present enemas, present participle enemaing, simple past and past participle enemaed) To administer an enema. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Ameen, Menae, Naeem, amene, meane == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin enema, from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /eˈnema/ [eˈne.ma] Rhymes: -ema Syllabification: e‧ne‧ma === Noun === enema (plural enema-enema) (medicine) enema Synonyms: huknah, klisma, lavemen ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “enema”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin enema, from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: e‧ne‧ma === Noun === enema m (plural enemas) enema (injection of fluid into the rectum) Synonyms: clister, enteroclisma, (Brazil) chuca enema (the injected fluid) Synonym: clister === Further reading === “enema”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “enema”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin enema, from Ancient Greek ἔνεμα (énema, “injection”), from ἐνίημι (eníēmi, “to send in, inject”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈnema/ [eˈne.ma] Rhymes: -ema Syllabification: e‧ne‧ma === Noun === enema m (plural enemas) enema (injection of fluid into the rectum) Synonyms: clister, lavado, lavativa enema (the injected fluid) === Further reading === “enema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Ye'kwana == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [eneːma] === Verb === enema (transitive) to abide by (a ritual prohibition) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “enema”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[7], Lyon