n. 1. The injection of liquid into the rectum through the anus for cleansing, for stimulating evacuation of the bowels, or for other therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. 2. The fluid so injected. [Late Latin, from Greek, from enīenai, to send in, inject : en-, in; see EN-2 + hīenai, to send; see yē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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