Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An enema.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To administer a rectal injection: same as
clysterize . - noun An enema; an injection.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a syringe; an injection; an enema.
- noun a tube or pipe used for injections.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A medicine applied via the
rectum ; anenema orsuppository
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Curious to say the clyster is almost unknown to the people of Hindostan although the barbarous West Africans use it daily to “wash ‘um belly,” as the Bonney-men say.
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On the second day all the symptoms were exacerbated; late in the evening had a proper stool from a small clyster; the night quiet.
Of The Epidemics 2007
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To a person in such a state give to drink water and as much boiled hydromel of a watery consistence as he will take; and if the mouth be bitter, it may be advantageous to administer an emetic and clyster; and if these things do not loosen the bowels, purge with the boiled milk of asses.
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When the flatus is offensive, either a suppository or clyster is to be administered; but otherwise the oxymel is to be discontinued, until the matters descend to the lower part of the bowels, and then they are to be evacuated by a clyster.
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But if the bowels appear to be constipated, administer a soothing clyster.
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Walter Bruel would have a practitioner begin first with a clyster of his, which he prescribes before bloodletting: the common sort, as Mercurialis, Montaltus cap.
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Put a pair of bellows end into a clyster pipe, and applying it into the fundament, open the bowels, so draw forth the wind, natura non admittit vacuum.
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On the sixth, in the morning, in a quiet state; in the evening the pains greater; had a paroxysm; in the evening the bowels properly opened by a small clyster; slept at night.
Of The Epidemics 2007
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For without question, a clyster opportunely used, cannot choose in this, as most other maladies, but to do very much good; Clysteres nutriunt, sometimes clysters nourish, as they may be prepared, as I was informed not long since by a learned lecture of our natural philosophy [4278] reader, which he handled by way of discourse, out of some other noted physicians.
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On the sixteenth, looseness of the bowels from a stimulant clyster; afterwards she passed her drink, nor could retain anything, for she was completely insensible; skin parched and tense.
Of The Epidemics 2007
sionnach commented on the word clyster
1. A medicine injected into the rectum, to empty or cleanse the bowels, to afford nutrition, etc.; an injection, enema; sometimes, a suppository; an old term for enema.
2. The pipe or syringe used in injection; a clyster-pipe.
3. A contemptuous name for a medical practitioner.
July 10, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word clyster
I love definition 3 best of all.
July 10, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word clyster
0_o
September 11, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word clyster
*guffaw*
September 11, 2008
bilby commented on the word clyster
Bears!
September 11, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word clyster
Bilbies!
(*confused*)
September 11, 2008
laiane commented on the word clyster
Encountered this word in Dan Simmons' novel Drood
June 27, 2009
pallanea commented on the word clyster
Encountered this while reading The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon.
September 10, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word clyster
See tappen.
March 1, 2011
chained_bear commented on the word clyster
Historical note can be found in comment on unguent.
November 28, 2017