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clyster

Noun CEFR B1
ˈklɪstə

Definitions

A medicine applied via the rectum; an enema or suppository.

archaic

Equivalents

DeutschKlistier
العربيةحقنة
2 more languages
Bahasa Indonesiahuknah
Polskilewatywa

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Clytemnestra Clyth Clytie knot Clywedog Cm CM/ECF

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