What's the difference between clyster and lavement?
Clyster
Definition:
(n.) A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a syringe; an injection; an enema.
Example Sentences:
(1) Thirty-two children (group B) were premedicated by clysters depending on body weight.
(2) Stress is laid on the importance of clyster radiology and rectal manometry.
(3) The superior mesenteric vein is catheterized and filled by a clyster-pump.
(4) The phytochemistry and psychopharmacology of tobacco are well documented and there can be little doubt that this herb may produce toxic effects, when it is taken in the form of a clyster.
(5) In each case, diagnosis was the outcome of surgery: emergency operation for acute abdomen in three cases (2 mechanical ileus, 1 perforation); exploratory laparotomy for recurrent haemorrhage following negative X-ray examination per os and clyster of the digestive tract on a number of occasions.
(6) Continence is achieved by special diet, irrigation, laxatives and clysters.