| NOUN | act | lavage | washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water |
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| Meaning | washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water. | |
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| Narrower | gastric lavage | washing out the stomach with sterile water or a saltwater solution |
| Broader | irrigation | (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution |
| Spanish | lavado | |
| Catalan | rentat | |
| Verbs | lave | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water |
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