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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CLYSTER, n. An injection; a liquid substance injected into the lower intestines, for the purpose of promoting alvine discharges, relieving from costiveness, and cleansing the bowels. Sometimes it is administered to nourish and support patients who cannot swallow aliment.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes [syn: enema, clyster]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French clistere, from Latin clyster, from Greek klyst?r, from klyzein to wash out; akin to Welsh clir pure, Old English hl?tor clean Date: 14th century enema

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. archaic --n. an enema. --v.tr. treat with an enema. Etymology: ME f. OF clystere or f. L f. Gk kluster syringe f. kluzo wash out

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Clyster Clys"ter, n. [L., fr. G. ?. fr. ? to wash off or out; akin to Goth. hl[=u]trs pure, G. lauter: cf. F. clyst[`e]re] (Med.) A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a syringe; an injection; an enema. Clyster pipe, a tube or pipe used for injections.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Injection, enema, lavement.