colon cleansing

• enPR: kō′lən klĕnz′ĭng
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊ.lən ˈklɛnz.ɪŋ/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊ.lən ˈklɛnz.ɪŋ/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʉ.lən ˈklenz.ɪŋ/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐʉ.lən ˈklenz.əŋ/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈko.lən ˈklɛnz.ɪŋ/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.lon ˈklɛnz.ɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: co‧lon cleans‧ing

colon cleansing (countable and uncountable, plural colon cleansings)

2. (alternative medicine) The removal of nonspecific toxins from the colon and intestinal tract.

   Synonyms: colon therapy, colon hydrotherapy, colonic, colonic irrigation