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▪ I. lavage
(ˈlævɪdʒ, Fr. lavaʒ)
[a. F. lavage, f. laver to wash.]
A washing, spec. in Med. a cleansing of the stomach by means of emetics administered in large quantities of water.
1895Morison Pyloroplasty 4 The treatment consisted of daily stomach lavage. 1898Daily News 2 Aug. 5/2 This native treatment is the lavage of hot oil to stop the bleeding.
Add: Hence as v. trans., to cleanse or irrigate (an organ).
1961W. Percy Moviegoer iv. i. 173 Dr. Mink lavaged her stomach and gave her a stimulant. 1974Nature 16 Aug. 595/2 After killing the peritoneal cavity was lavaged with 6 ml of Fischer's medium. 1988Amer. Jrnl. Respiratory Dis. CXXXVII. 75/2 Such suspended bodies [of asbestos] represent roughly 2{pcnt} of all the bodies stored in the portion of lung lavaged.
▪ II. lavage, -aige
obs. forms of lavish a. |