lavage
Therapeutic body flushing
Lavage is the washing out of a body cavity or wound with water or a medicated solution.
The term is almost exclusively medical: gastric lavage pumps the stomach, bronchoalveolar lavage flushes the lungs for diagnostic sampling.
The word comes from French for washing.
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- instillationGradual implanting process
- gastricOf the stomach
- bronchialOf lung airways
peritoneal · nasal · wound · catheter · saline · sterile · therapeutic · diagnostic
Wash without scrubbing
- flushSame suit, five cards
- washClean using liquid
- irrigateSupply land with water
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
purge · clear · expel · dilute · remove · extract · dislodge · debris
Removing harmful substances internally
- decontaminationRemoving dangerous substances
- poisoningHarmful substance exposure
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- ingestionConsuming into the body
emesis · antidote · toxicology · emergency · treatment · intervention · neutralize · absorption
Study of digestive organs
- bronchoscopyInternal lung inspection via tube
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
surgeon · physician · nurse · patient · preoperative · postoperative · intubation · syringe
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- instillationGradual implanting process
- gastricOf the stomach
bronchial · peritoneal · nasal · wound · catheter · saline · sterile · therapeutic · diagnostic · endoscopy
rinse
Wash without scrubbing
cleanse · purge · clear · expel · dilute · remove · extract · dislodge · debris · contaminants
detoxification
Removing harmful substances internally
- decontaminationRemoving dangerous substances
- poisoningHarmful substance exposure
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
ingestion · emesis · antidote · toxicology · emergency · treatment · intervention · neutralize · absorption
gastroenterology
Study of digestive organs
- bronchoscopyInternal lung inspection via tube
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
sedation · surgeon · physician · nurse · patient · preoperative · postoperative · intubation · syringe · cannula
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- medical verbsdiagnose, treat, prescribe, cure, heal
- surgical proceduresincise, excise, suture, resect, dissect
- debridementmaggot therapy, curettage, excision
- treatmentstreatment, treatments, medication, medicine, therapies
lavagewiping
Rubbing to clean
dry cleaning · scrubbing · abrasion · debridement · swabbing
lavageinstillation
Gradual implanting process
infusion · injection · insufflation · implantation · insertion
- public lavatoryCommunal toilet facility
- lavalier micBody-worn miniature microphone