Lavage

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A washing, especially of a hollow organ, such as the stomach or lower bowel, with repeated injections of water.
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  • n. A washing.
  • n. A washing of a hollow organ.
  • v. To wash a hollow organ
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • An obsolete form of lavish.
  • n. A laving or washing; in medicine, the process of cleansing by injection of fluids; specifically, the washing out of the stomach, as in gastritis.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    irrigation   
    Hyponym
    gastric lavage   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dialysis    savent    oublier    hyperemia    l'estime    escharotomy    surtout    cerebro-spinal    pepsin    plage   
     
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