Clysmic

/ˈklɪzmɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to, of the nature of, or used in enemas or internal cleansing treatments.

Etymology

From Greek klysma (enema) + -ic (forming adjectives). This represents another adjectival formation from the same root, possibly used interchangeably with clysmian.

Kelly Says

Medical language often has multiple words meaning nearly the same thing (clysmic, clysmian, clystic), which shows how as medical knowledge spread, different regions created slightly different versions of technical terms—it's like medical dialects.

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