Klýsma
Glossary term
/ˈklɪz.mə/
Also appears as: Klismaphilia, klismatic
Enema [Greek]. The classical dignity of the word does not improve the procedure.
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From the books (2 passages)
[R.M.Craven. Homage to Klismaphilia.]
…enjoyed a cosmopolitan upbringing, from which he derived a pronounced Francophilia, in particular with regard to the renowned klismatic propensities of the Gauls or Franks [ibid. throughout]. To this purpose, Illingworth had developed a career, which encompassed medical equipment manufacture and marketing – in which connection it is not unreasonable to suppose that he was the purveyor of the tubing and syringes to be found in Mr Luvvertory’s ambulance [q.v.…