lavage

Other forms: lavages

Definitions of lavage
  1. noun
    washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water
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    types:
    gastric lavage
    washing out the stomach with sterile water or a saltwater solution; removes blood or poisons
    type of:
    irrigation
    (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
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