حُقْنَةٌ
Root: حقن
Full Definition
حُقْنَةٌ
The administration of a medicine to a sick person by his anus; [i. e. the administration of a clyster;] the conveyance of a medicine to the inside of a sick person by his anus with the
مِحْقَنَة.
2 And hence, [A clyster;] a medicine so administered to a sick person: pl. حُقَنٌ.
3 And, by extension of the meaning, The tube of a مِحْقَنَة.
2 And hence, [A clyster;] a medicine so administered to a sick person: pl. حُقَنٌ.
3 And, by extension of the meaning, The tube of a مِحْقَنَة.
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