LAVAGE


Meaning of LAVAGE in English

n.

Pronunciation: l ə - ' väzh, Brit usu ' la-vij

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French, from laver to wash, from Latin lavare

Date: circa 1895

: WASHING especially : the therapeutic washing out of an organ or part

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