clyster

noun

clys·ter ˈkli-stər

: enema

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According to these mechanisms, when impotence depended on the state of the muscular fibers, treatment included a tepid bath and a clyster. —

Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2012

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Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French clistere, from Latin clyster, from Greek klystēr, from klyzein to wash out; akin to Welsh clir pure, Old English hlūtor clean

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14th century, in the meaning defined above

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clyster

noun

clys·ter ˈklis-tər

: enema

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