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LAVAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("lavage" is a kind of...):
irrigation ((medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lavage"):
gastric lavage (washing out the stomach with sterile water or a saltwater solution; removes blood or poisons)
Derivation:
lave (cleanse (one's body) with soap and water)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb lavage
