enema
/ˈɛnɪmə
/noun (plural enemas or enemata /ɪˈnɛmətə/)
A procedure in which liquid or gas is injected into the rectum, to expel its contents or to introduce drugs or permit X-ray imaging.A barium enema is a procedure, done through a special x-ray, for examining the large bowel....
- No further deaths have been reported after procedures requiring barium enemas.
- Barium enema, like colonoscopy, examines the whole colon and rectum, and, although it is cheaper and has a lower complication rate than colonoscopy, it is invasive and requires full bowel preparation.
Origin
Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek, from enienai 'send or put in', from en- 'in' + hienai 'send'.
This comes via late Latin from Greek, from enienai ‘send or put in’, from en- ‘in’ and hienai ‘send’.