enema

n. the injection of a liquid into the rectum via the anus or the liquid itself. Enemas are used for introducing radiopaque contrast media into the bowel for radiography and also for administration of certain drugs in solution for absorption through the rectal mucosa.

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Psychology term of the day

July 27th 2024

trinucleotide repeat

a contiguous repetition of the same three nucleotides within a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA). The occurrence of extra trinucleotide repeats in certain genes causes dysfunction, inluding Huntington’s disease and fragile X syndrome.