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An injection, or clyster, thrown into the rectum as a medicine, or to impart nourishment.

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  1. n. An injection, or clyster, thrown into the rectum as a medicine, or to impart nourishment.
  2. n. an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
  3. An injection, or clyster, thrown into the rectum as a medicine, or to impart nourishment. Hoblyn.
  4. An injection, or clyster, thrown into the rectum as a medicine,or to impart nourishment. Hoblyn.
  5. n:100 n. an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes