lavage
a washing.
Medicine/Medical.
cleansing by irrigation or the like.
the washing out of the stomach.
Origin of lavage
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How to use lavage in a sentence
At the end of two or three days lavage of the cavity is gradually instituted.
But he invariably preceded these with regurgitation, lavage, and neutralizing agent.
The Status Civilization | Robert SheckleyFor this reason many surgeons require the patient to be given lavage before leaving the operating room.
Dietetics for Nurses | Fairfax T. ProudfitHis remedies—immediate regurgitation, lavage, neutralizing agent—were easy enough to master.
The Status Civilization | Robert Sheckley
British Dictionary definitions for lavage
/ (ˈlævɪdʒ, læˈvɑːʒ) /
med the washing out of a hollow organ by flushing with water
Origin of lavage
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