lavage

🇺🇸 /ˈlævɪdʒ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈlævɪdʒ/
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a medical procedure where a liquid is used to clean out a part of the body

The doctor performed a gastric lavage to remove the poison from the patient's stomach.

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n. a medical procedure where a liquid is used to clean out a part of the body

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Plural lavages