Hypertext Webster Gateway: "clyster"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Clyster \Clys"ter\, n. [L., fr. G. ?. fr. ? to wash off or out;
akin to Goth. hl[=u]trs pure, G. lauter: cf. F. clyst[`e]re]
(Med.)
A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a
syringe; an injection; an enema.

{Clyster pipe}, a tube or pipe used for injections.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

clyster
n : injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate
evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes [syn:
{enema}]


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