clyster
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clyster
- /ˈklɪstə/ UK
- /ˈklɪstɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle French clystere, or its Latin source, in turn from Ancient Greek κλυστήρ (klustḗr).
noun clysters
- A medicine applied via the rectum; an enema or suppository. Cnelius a physician being sent for, found his costiveness alone to be the cause, and thereupon gave him a clyster, by which he was speedily recovered.
Talk about this word "clyster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clyster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. clyster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clyster "clyster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clyster.Cite this
@misc{clyster_2026,
title = {clyster},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clyster},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
