LAVAGE


Meaning of LAVAGE in English

I. ləˈväzh, -vȧzh noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, action of washing, from Middle French, from laver to wash (from Latin lavare ) + -age

: washing ; especially : the therapeutic washing out of an organ

II. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to wash (a lesion) or wash out (an organ) therapeutically

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