different between emetic vs enema

English

Alternative forms

• emetick (obsolete)

Etymology

From French émétique, from Vulgar Latin *emeticus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (emetikós), from ?????? (émetos, “vomit”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??m?t.?k/

  Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

emetic (comparative more emetic, superlative most emetic)

1. (pharmacology) causing nausea and vomiting

Translations

Noun

emetic (plural emetics)

1. (pharmacology) an agent that induces vomiting

   Synonyms: vomitive, vomitory

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• emetic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

From French émétique, from Latin emeticus.

Noun

emetic n (uncountable)

1. emetic

Declension

English

Etymology

From Late Latin enema, from Ancient Greek ????? (énema, “injection”), from ??????? (ení?nai, “to send in, inject”), from ?? (en, “in”) + ????? (hiénai, “to send, throw”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /??n.?.m?/

Noun

enema (plural enemas or enemata)

1. An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
2. The fluid so injected.
3. A device for administering such an injection.

Synonyms

• (fluid so injected): clyster

Derived terms

• enematic

Translations

Anagrams

• Ameen, Menae, Naeem, amene, meane

Portuguese

Etymology

Del Latin enema, del Ancient Greek ????? (énema, “injeção”), del ??????? (ení?nai, “colocar, injetar”), del ?? (en, “em”) + ????? (hiénai, “enviar, jogar”).

Noun

enema m (plural enemas)

1. enema A introdução de água no ânus (reto e sigmoide)

   Synonym: clister, Synonym: chuca, Synonym: enteroclisma, Synonym: pachuca, Synonym: chuca, Synonym: rebí

Spanish

Etymology

Del Latin enema, del Ancient Greek ????? (énema, “inyección”), del ??????? (ení?nai, “poner en, inyectar”), del ?? (en, “en”) + ????? (hiénai, “enviar, tirar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e?nema/, [e?ne.ma]

Noun

enema m (plural enemas)

1. enema El procedimiento de introducir líquidos en el recto y el colon a través del ano

   Synonyms: clister, lavado, lavativa

Further reading

• “enema” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.