lavage
noun
la·vage lə-ˈväzh 
British usually ˈla-vij
: washing
especially : the therapeutic washing out of an organ or part
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Jimenez was also able to work remotely from Hotel Influenza, taking meetings in between the occasional blood draw and nasal lavage. 
Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2022 Gastric lavage — Otherwise known as stomach pumping. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022 Doctors collected samples of fluid from her lungs using what's known as a bronchoalveolar lavage, and tested that fluid for SARS-CoV-2. Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2021 For the study, health investigators collected bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples—that is fluid flushed into and then recollected from the lung through a tube inserted into the mouth or nose. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2019 To catch it early, Dr. Shohreh Shahabi, chief of gynecologic oncology at Northwestern Medicine, is experimenting with a procedure known as uterine lavage. Claire Altschuler, chicagotribune.com, 21 May 2018
Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2022 Gastric lavage — Otherwise known as stomach pumping. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022 Doctors collected samples of fluid from her lungs using what's known as a bronchoalveolar lavage, and tested that fluid for SARS-CoV-2. Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2021 For the study, health investigators collected bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples—that is fluid flushed into and then recollected from the lung through a tube inserted into the mouth or nose. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2019 To catch it early, Dr. Shohreh Shahabi, chief of gynecologic oncology at Northwestern Medicine, is experimenting with a procedure known as uterine lavage. Claire Altschuler, chicagotribune.com, 21 May 2018 Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French, from laver to wash, from Latin lavare
First Known Use
circa 1895, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
lavage 1 of 2
noun
la·vage
lə-ˈväzh, British usually ˈlav-ij
: the act or action of washing
especially : the therapeutic washing out of an organ or part
gastric lavage
lavage
2 of 2transitive verb
lavaged; lavaging
1
: to wash or wash out therapeutically
lavaged the bladder with water
the incisions were lavaged with sterile saline
2
: to perform lavage on
she was intubated, lavaged, and received activated charcoal R. Rasmussen & P. E. McKinney
R. Rasmussen & P. E. McKinney