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COLONIC IRRIGATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A water enema given to flush out the colon
Synonyms:
colonic; colonic irrigation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("colonic irrigation" is a kind of...):
clyster; enema (an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "colonic irrigation"):
high colonic (an enema that injects large amounts of fluid high into the colon for cleansing purposes)