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lavage
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lavage has 1 sense
- lavage(n = noun.act) Array - washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water; Array is a kind of irrigation
has particulars: gastric lavage
Derived form verb lave2
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lavage, n. Med. the washing-out of a body cavity, such as the colon or stomach, with water or a medicated solution.
Etymology
F f. laver wash: see LAVE
ROGET THESAURUS
lavage
Insertion
N insertion, implantation, introduction, insinuation, planting injection, inoculation, importation, infusion, forcible ingress, immersion, submersion, submergence, dip, plunge, bath, interment, clyster, enema, glyster, lavage, lavement, inserted.
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