Clyster Definition
klĭstər
noun
An enema.
Webster's New World
(now rare) A medicine applied via the rectum; an enema or suppository.
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Noun
Singular:
clyster
Plural:
clystersOrigin of Clyster
Middle English clister from Old French clistere from Latin clyster from Greek klustēr clyster pipe from kluzein to wash out
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French clystere, or its source, Latin clyster, from Ancient Greek κλυστήρ (klustēr).
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