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colonic irrigation
(co|lon¦ic ir¦ri|ga¦tion)
noun
[
mass noun
]
the practice of injecting water via the anus to flush out the colon, used as a therapeutic treatment:
[
count noun
]
:
he waits for his colonic irrigation
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