Editing Enema (section)

=== Etymology ===

''Enema'' entered the English language c. 1675 from Latin in which, in the 15th century,<ref name=Free_Dictionary_Enema/> it was first used in the sense of a rectal injection,<ref name=Merriam-Webster_Enema/> from Greek ἔνεμα (énema), "injection", itself from ἐνιέναι (enienai) "to send in, inject", from ἐν (en), "in" + ἱέναι (hienai), "to send, throw".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=enema |title=enema (n.) |work=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |publisher=Douglas Harper of the [[LNP Media Group]] |access-date=2019-04-15 }}</ref>

''Clyster'' entered the English language in the late 14th century from Old French or Latin, from Greek κλυστήρ (klyster), "syringe", itself from κλύζειν (klyzein), "to wash out",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=clyster |title=clyster (n.) |work=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |publisher=Douglas Harper of the [[LNP Media Group]] |access-date=2019-12-29 }}</ref> also spelled ''glister'' in the 18th century.<ref>{{cite book |author=[[Benjamin Rush]] |title=Medical observations and inquiries |volume=3 |year=1769 |pages=250, 251, 252 |work=By a Society of Physicians in London |location=[[London]] |url=https://archive.org/details/s9id13413710/ |access-date=2022-01-22 |edition=The Second }}</ref> It is a generally archaic word used more particularly for enemas administered using a ''clyster syringe''.