lavage
Lavage (noun) means a medical washing or rinsing, especially of an internal organ or cavity. Example: “Doctors performed a gastric lavage after the patient swallowed the pills.”
How to use lavage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA medical term for flushing out or rinsing part of the body, such as the stomach.
A clinical/medical term, not used in everyday speech.
Word forms
lavaged past tense, lavages plural, lavages singular
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Doctors performed a gastric _____ after the patient swallowed the pills.
Etymology
Borrowed from French lavage, "washing," from laver, "to wash."
Rhymes for lavage
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What does “lavage” mean?
The word “lavage” means a medical washing or rinsing, especially of an internal organ or cavity. In plain terms, a medical term for flushing out or rinsing part of the body, such as the stomach.
How do you use “lavage” in a sentence?
Here is “lavage” used in a sentence: “Doctors performed a gastric lavage after the patient swallowed the pills.”
What part of speech is “lavage”?
“Lavage” is a noun.
Where does the word “lavage” come from?
The word “lavage” comes from French. Borrowed from French lavage, "washing," from laver, "to wash.".