noun
- plural of clyster; liquid injections into the rectum for medical purposes
Usage: archaic; medical
Examples
- The physician prescribed clysters to treat the patient’s constipation.
- In medieval medicine, clysters were commonly used for various ailments.
- The apothecary prepared herbal clysters according to ancient recipes.
- Historical medical texts describe the preparation of therapeutic clysters.
- Before modern medicine, clysters were a standard treatment method.