enema

Meanings

1. An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
2. The fluid so injected.
3. A device for administering such an injection.

1. To administer an enema.

Etymology

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