COLONIC IRRIGATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does colonic irrigation mean? 

• COLONIC IRRIGATION (noun)
  The noun COLONIC IRRIGATION has 1 sense:

1. a water enema given to flush out the colon

  Familiarity information: COLONIC IRRIGATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLONIC IRRIGATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A water enema given to flush out the colon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

colonic; colonic irrigation

Hypernyms ("colonic irrigation" is a kind of...):

clyster; enema (an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "colonic irrigation"):

high colonic (an enema that injects large amounts of fluid high into the colon for cleansing purposes)