- clyster
- clyster from Fr. clystère (13c.), from Latin, from Gk. klyster, from klyzein "to wash out" (see CLOACA (Cf. cloaca)).
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Clyster — Clys ter, n. [L., fr. G. ?. fr. ? to wash off or out; akin to Goth. hl[=u]trs pure, G. lauter: cf. F. clyst[ e]re] (Med.) A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a syringe; an injection; an enema. [1913 Webster] {Clyster pipe}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clyster — [klis′tər] n. [ME clister < L clyster < Gr klystēr < klyzein, to wash: see CLOACA] an enema … English World dictionary
CLYSTER — Ibidis inventum, vide Ibis … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
clyster — noun 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 Date: 14th century enema … New Collegiate Dictionary
clyster — noun /ˈklɪstə/ A medicine applied via the rectum; an enema. Cnelius a physician being sent for, found his costiveness alone to be the cause, and thereupon gave him a clyster, by which he was speedily recovered … Wiktionary
clyster — [ klɪstə] noun archaic term for enema. Origin ME: from OFr. clystere or L. clyster, from Gk klustēr syringe … English new terms dictionary
clyster — /ˈklɪstə/ (say klistuh) noun Medicine Obsolete an enema. {Middle English clister, from Latin clyster, from Greek klystēr syringe} …
clyster — n. Medicine, enema; v.t. give clyster to … Dictionary of difficult words
Clyster pipe — Clyster Clys ter, n. [L., fr. G. ?. fr. ? to wash off or out; akin to Goth. hl[=u]trs pure, G. lauter: cf. F. clyst[ e]re] (Med.) A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a syringe; an injection; an enema. [1913 Webster] {Clyster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clyster-pipe — clysˈter pipe noun A pipe or syringe for injecting a clyster • • • Main Entry: ↑clyster … Useful english dictionary
