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Enema vs Suppository - What's the difference?

enema | suppository |

As nouns the difference between enema and suppository

is that enema is an injection of fluid into the rectum, usually for medical purposes while suppository is a medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.

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

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    suppository

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia suppository) (suppositories)
  • A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.

    • See also

    * clyster * enema * pessary