LAVAGE


Meaning of LAVAGE in English

[ la'vα:ʒ ]

■ noun Medicine washing out of a body cavity or a wound with water or a medicated solution.

Origin

C18 (in the general sense 'washing, a wash'): from Fr., from laver 'to wash'.

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