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A fact from Murphy drip appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 June 2008, and was viewed approximately 10,125 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that administering a strong solution of coffee through the rectum by means of a Murphy drip was alleged to have been a treatment for shock at the Battle of Midway?
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In view of the quote, "The sanatorium has mineral-water treatment rooms for bath, shower and rectoclysis, a physiotherapy room for high-frequency treatment and ultrasonic therapy, a functional treatment room for curative sports and massage"[1] I think rectoclysis may be more an appratus rather than a medical procedure. Bebestbe (talk) 16:12, 25 June 2008 (UTC)Reply
no, rectoclysis, or proctoclysis, is a procedure. the 'clysis' suffix refers simply to the infusion of liquids. there is, or rather was, also 'hypodermoclysis'. rarely if ever used in human medicine today, but i gather still practiced in veterinary medicine, probably because of the difficulty in finding veins in small furry, scaly or feathered critters. Toyokuni3 (talk) 19:52, 25 June 2008 (UTC)Reply
