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Word: Lavage
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century (in the general sense ‘washing, a wash’): from French, from laver ‘to wash’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
laˈvɑːʒ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlavɪdʒ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlavɑːʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
washing out of a body cavity, such as the colon or stomach, with water or a medicated solution.
Short Definition:washing out of body cavity with water
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