What does enemata mean?
Enemata means plural of enema.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
plural of enema.
1992, August 26th: the Crisco Kid, soc.bi (Google group): A de-muffinning, and a coming out, 12:26pm About the only thing M&C is any use for is champagne enemata; ever tried? All those bubbles…
[…John Woodall] was the firſt man who introduced the enemata fumoſa […]
The bowels should be kept well opened, and for this purpose warm abundant enemata are of great and special service.
In some cases it may be advisable to render the enemata more irritating by the addition of compound extract of colocynth. Irritating injections are enjoined by Aretæus, Forestus, and many modern authors, particularly Thilenius. In cases following hæmorrhoids, they are more especially indicated, after leeches have been applied to the vicinity of the anus.
Some patients may need assistance with defaecation in the form of suppositories or enemata, whilst others may need a colostomy as a result of cancer of the colon.
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Enemata means plural of enema.
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1992, August 26th: the Crisco Kid, soc.bi (Google group): A de-muffinning, and a coming out, 12:26pm About the only thing M&C is any use for is champagne enemata; ever tried? All those bubbles…
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