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colonic, a.|kəʊˈlɒnɪk|
[f. colon1 + -ic.]
Of or pertaining to the colon; affecting the colon; colic.
1906Practitioner Dec. 812 The colonic distension and tympanites, associated with the colic. 1929Doolin in Irish Jrnl. Med. Sci. Apr. 184 Colonic necrosis following the administration of avertin. 1936Discovery Oct. 329/1 Colonic lavage which may be distinctly harmful if undertaken frequently. 1971Times 27 Aug. 26/7 Colonic Irrigation-Enemas.
Add:B. n. (pl. sometimes const. as sing.). The use of colonic irrigation for therapeutic purposes. Also, an instance of this (esp. in high colonic).
1948Sat. Even. Post 24 Apr. 27/2 She stressed the necessity of using the genuine Arden product. If it fails, she suggests ‘a little enema’ and in stubborn cases, ‘ a high colonic’. 1981V. Kulvinskas et al. Life in 21st Cent. iv. iv. 312 The topic of colonic irrigations is surrounded by much argument and controversy. There are some who claim that the colonics have great therapeutic value, and as might be suspected, others avoid its use and decry its value. 1990S. King Stand (rev. ed.) i. xxxvii. 341 Western Man needs an occasional high colonic, a purging... And in this case, we've been given a super-enema. 1990Daily Tel. 14 Aug. 13/4 Practitioner D'Ann Coburn, who came to colonics after doctors gave her three months to live, says: ‘Colonics enhances the immune system.’ |