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Enema vs Diarrhea - What's the difference?

enema | diarrhea |

As nouns the difference between enema and diarrhea

is that enema is an injection of fluid into the rectum, usually for medical purposes while diarrhea is a condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.

enema

English

(wikipedia enema)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An injection of fluid into the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
  • The fluid so injected.

    • Synonyms

    * (fluid so injected) clyster

    Derived terms

    * enema queen * enematic

    Anagrams

    * ----

    diarrhea

    English

    (wikipedia diarrhea)

    Alternative forms

    * diarrhoea (British) *

    Noun

  • (chiefly, North America) A condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.
  • The watery excrement that comes from said bowel movements.

    • Synonyms

    * (medical condition) the runs, the shits, the squirts (US), the trots, the squits (both UK), the skitters (Scottish) (all slang) * See also

    Hyponyms

    * Montezuma's revenge (informal) * Pharao's revenge (informal)

    Related terms

    * * * * *

    See also

    * constipation