clyster

2 definitions found

clyster - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 tube or pipe used for injections.
        [1913 Webster]

clyster - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  clyster
      n 1: an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate
           evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes [syn:
           enema, clyster]