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lavageenUK
lav·age L0071300 (lăv′ĭj, lä-väzh′)n. A washing, especially of a hollow organ, such as the stomach or lower bowel, with repeated injections of water.
[French, from Old French, from laver, to wash, from Latin lavāre; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots.]lavage (ˈlævɪdʒ; læˈvɑːʒ) n (Medicine) med the washing out of a hollow organ by flushing with water[C19: via French, from Latin lavāre to wash]la•vage (ləˈvɑʒ, ˈlæv ɪdʒ)
n. the cleansing of a bodily organ, as the stomach, by irrigation. [1890–95; < French, =lav(er) to wash] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | lavage - washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with waterirrigation - (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solutiongastric lavage - washing out the stomach with sterile water or a saltwater solution; removes blood or poisons; "when the doctor ordered a gastric lavage the hospital pumped out my stomach" |
TranslationsLavageenUK
lavage[lə′väzh] (medicine) The therapeutic washing out of an organ. Lavage a medical procedure used to cleanse mechanically the walls and contents of such tubular organs as the vagina or urethra and surrounding tissues. A lavage may also be performed for therapeutic and preventive medical purposes; in such cases, it is based on the action of a chemical agent or temperature. Warm boiled water or solutions of various medicinal substances are used in the procedure. lavageenUK
lavage [lah-vahzh´] 1. irrigation or washing out of an organ or cavity, as of the stomach or intestine.2. to wash out, or irrigate.bronchoalveolar lavage a technique by which cells and fluid from bronchioles and lung alveoli are removed for diagnosis of disease or evaluation of treatment; a bronchoscope is wedged into a bronchus and sterile saline is pumped in and then removed along with the fluid and cells to be analyzed.la·vage (lă-vahzh'), The washing out of a hollow cavity or organ by copious injections and rejections of fluid. [Fr. from L. lavo, to wash] lavage (lăv′ĭj, lä-väzh′)n. A washing, especially of a hollow organ, such as the stomach or lower bowel, with repeated injections of water.lavage Medtalk The washing out of a body cavity–pleural, peritoneal, pericardial cavity or hollow organ to obtain fluids for diagnostic cytology, to detect hemorrhage in blunt trauma, or remove toxins–eg, gastric lavage in overdose. See Bronchoalveolar lavage, Gastric lavage, Tracheobronchial lavage. la·vage (lă-vahzh') The washing out of a hollow cavity or organ by copious injections and rejections of fluid.
See also: gastric lavage[Fr. from L. lavo, to wash]lavage Washing out of a hollow organ or cavity, especially by irrigation. Stomach washout.LavageThe washing out of a hollow body organ, for example, the stomach, using a flow of water.Mentioned in: Fugu Poisoningla·vage (lă-vahzh') The washing out of a hollow cavity or organ by copious injections and rejections of fluid. [Fr. from L. lavo, to wash]lavageenUK
Related to lavage: lovage, Bronchoalveolar lavage, Nasal lavage, peritoneal lavageWords related to lavagenoun washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with waterRelated Words |