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enema

[en-uh-muh] / ˈɛn ə mə /
NOUN
injection
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If that means I have to get a coffee enema, I’m getting a coffee enema.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

The sooner you take your dog to its veterinarian, the greater the chance of removing the toxin from its body through methods such as inducing vomiting or administering an enema.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2023

The microbiome company Rebiotix Inc. last year announced positive results from a phase 3 trial of its recurrent C. difficile treatment, a filtered stool product delivered as an enema.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 19, 2022

Called fleets because they were fleeting, the word is also a brand name for an enema — something many people pointed out on Twitter when the feature launched.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2021

Amid hot-water bottles and enema bags, he placed his bets.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides