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Meaning of "clyster" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLYSTER

From Greek klustēr, from kluzein to rinse.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CLYSTER

ˈklɪstə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLYSTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clyster is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLYSTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Enema

An enema is the procedure of introducing liquids into the rectum and colon via the anus. The increasing volume of the liquid causes rapid expansion of the lower intestinal tract, often resulting in very uncomfortable bloating, cramping, powerful peristalsis and a feeling of extreme urgency. Although very difficult for some, retaining an enema for 10 - 15 minutes causes a more thorough result. When the enema is released, there is a complete emptying of the lower intestinal tract. An enema has the advantage over any laxative in its speed and certainty of action, and some people prefer it for this reason. Enemas can be carried out as treatment for medical conditions, such as constipation and encopresis, and as part of some alternative health therapies. They are also used to administer certain medical or recreational drugs. Enemas have been used for rehydration therapy in patients for whom intravenous therapy is not applicable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLYSTER

arbalister · ballista · blacklister · blister · enlister · fidelista · filister · fillester · fillister · frugalista · glister · klister · lister · manchester · minister · mister · Mr · register · sister · vista

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLYSTER

clutch pedal · clutch plate · clutches · clutchy · Clutha · clutter · cluttered · cluttery · Clwyd · cly · Clyde · Clydebank · Clydesdale · clype · clypeal · clypeate · clypei · clypeiform · clypeus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLYSTER

bush oyster · Cheshire West and Chester · disaster · Easter · faster · foster · master · monster · oyster · pearl oyster · polyester · poster · prairie oyster · seed oyster · shyster · tryster · vegetable oyster · webmaster · Worcester oyster · xyster

Synonyms and antonyms of clyster in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clyster» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLYSTER

Find out the translation of clyster to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of clyster from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clyster» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

灌汤
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

clíster
570 millions of speakers
en

English

clyster
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

एनीमा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حقنة شرجية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

клизма
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

clister
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ক্লিস্টার
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

lavement
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Clyster
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Klistier
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

浣腸
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

관장
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Clyster
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thụt
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மலக்குடல் கழுவல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

क्लस्टर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

lavman
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

clistere
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

lewatywa
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

клізма
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

clismă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

clyster
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lavement
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clyster
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klystér
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clyster

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLYSTER»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clyster

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLYSTER»

Discover the use of clyster in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clyster and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Domestic Medicine: Or, A Treatise on the Prevention and Cure ...
Mix them. if fifty or sixty drops of laudanum be added to this, it will supply the place of thd Anodyne Clyster. Laxative Clyster.--Take of milk and water, each six ounces; sweet oil or fresh butter, and brown sugar, oi' each two ounces. Mix them .
William Buchan, 1848
2
Pharmacopoeia Officinalis Extemporanea: Or, a Compleat ...
Enema commune, The Common Clyster. ' Take common Clyster* Decoction ( doscrib'd Part-3. See. i tion 1-x.) gx. Honey of' Macnq * ry z ii. cammonsakzss. Oilos * Camomile z i. Mix for a Clyster i ter-give milk-warm) Or, ' * Take common ...
John Quincy, 1719
3
The modern practice of the London hospitals: Viz. St. ...
Rejlingent clyster. Take os the reftringent decoction without the Peruvian bark, sour ounces; of the sccrdium electuary, half an ounce ; mix them together. Restringent clyster, with opium. Take of the reftringent clyster, six ounces and an lialf; and ...
‎1770
4
Domestic medicine or a treatise on the prevention and cure ...
A simple clyster can seldom do hurt, and there are many cases where it may do much good. A clyster even of warm water, by serving as a fomentation to the parts , may be of considerable service in inflammations of the bladder, and the lower ...
William Buchan, 1791
5
Domestic Medicine: Or, A Treatise on the Prevention and Cure ...
A simple clyster can seldom do hurt, and there are many cases where it may do much good. A clyster even of warm □water, by serving as a fomentation to the parts, may be of considerable service in inflammations of the bladder, and the lower ...
William Buchan, 1790
6
Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science: containing ...
Same etymon as clyster. The application of a clyster. Washing out by DMaos of a clyster. CLYSMA, Clysis, Clyster, Enema— o. Toni- cam. Enema foetidum. CLYSMA'TIC-N, same etymon as clyster. A diminutive of elvsma. A small clyster.
Robley Dunglison, 1855
7
The domestic encyclopedia: or, A dictionary of facts and ...
Haring given directions respecting the external application, it may be ne- cei.sary to give an Emollient Clyster — Take of molasses and oil each half a pint ; common salt one handful, water two quarts j boil; when cool, throw it up. Before this ...
Anthony Florian Madinger Willich, Thomas Cooper, 1821
8
An introduction to physic and surgery
This is designed to strengthen the Intestines and destroy the acrimonious Matter of Diarrhœas. ENEMA 'ASTR1NGENS BALSAMICUM, an astringent balsamic Clyster. Add to the former Clyster, of Locatellti Balsam |s>. dissolved in the Yolk of  ...
Richard Brookes, 1754
9
A Practical Treatise on Farriery: Deduced from the ...
You must observe in administering Clysters, that your Clyster-pipe is long and bulky, with a good Beef's bladder well tied to it; then if you can bear the bladder to your cheek in regard to heat, you may venture to administer the Clyster; but ...
William Griffiths, 1795
10
The Field Book: Or, Sports and Pastimes of the United ...
known, or not attended to, that flatulent colic sometimes terminates in inflammation, and death. (See Carminatives.) In suppression or retention of urine, or in difficulty of staling, a clyster is the best remedy that can be employed. In short there is ...
‎1833

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLYSTER»

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1
Handling the hypochondriac
... his gullibility for profit, resulting in an altercation between Fiswa and Béralde involving the repeated insertion and removal of his clyster-pipe. «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
2
Pirate Doctor: Medical implements from Blackbeard's ship
Pump clyster (left) for enemas, and mortar and pestle (right). North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Ailments they would have been ... «CNET, Feb 15»
3
Morning Break: Arrgh ... A Pirate's Medicine Chest; Hardwired for …
... as artifacts pulled from the ocean floor include a urethral syringe for injecting mercury to treat syphilis, a clyster pump to administer and speed ... «MedPage Today, Jan 15»
4
Photos: The Medical Instruments Found on Blackbeard's Ship
This image shows the remains of a clyster pump that was found on Blackbeard's ship. The remains of two pumps were found on the wreck. «Live Science, Jan 15»
5
Will germ concerns mark the death of the handshake?
... if the handshake — a holdover custom from the Dark Ages to indicate one is friendly and unarmed — went the way of the medieval clyster. «The Province, Dec 14»
6
How did we get from snuff to vaping?
The “native English” way of getting smoke into the body was the clyster (1398), or glyster — a tobacco enema. It was superseded by the pipe, ... «OUPblog, Nov 14»
7
'Joan Fontcuberta: Stranger than Fiction', Science Museum, London …
... although – Fontcuberta being Fontcuberta – the hamster in question has webbed feet and is receiving a positively Molière-esque clyster. «Financial Times, Jul 14»
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An "Excessively Rare" Thomas Rowlandson Suite Of Caricatures
Rowlandson impales physicians as sour-pusses impaling patients with their main instrument of practice, a clyster syringe, the better to drain der ... «Booktryst, Apr 14»
9
Dressing Up For the Reaper: How Embalming Makes the Dead Look …
The third method of embalming, which is practised in the case of the poorer classes, is to clear out the intestines with a clyster, and let the body ... «Gizmodo, Sep 13»
10
Kids Give Dog A Colonic, And Other Childhood Amusements In 1824
Particularly on the heart of a dog being given an involuntary clyster in der keister with a syringe that could pass for a cruise missile. It's one of ... «Booktryst, May 13»
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