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Enema Moderate

Enema has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

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

"The doctor prescribed an enema to help clear out his severe constipation before the colonoscopy."

2

An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.

"The doctor prescribed a mild enema to help clear out my severe constipation before the surgery."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
irrigation
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
colonic irrigation barium enema
Rhyming Words
tema bema sema pema nema mema lema jema hema fema eema nzema trema drema crema noema tmema ulema thema shema
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