gastric lavage
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- noun
- /ˈɡæstrɪk ləˈvɑːʒ/
- Specialized
:
lavado gástrico
- After the overdose, the medical team performed a gastric lavage to flush out any remaining drugs.
Examples
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The doctor decided that a gastric lavage was necessary to remove the toxic substance from the patient's stomach.
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If gastric lavage is attempted, tap water or normal saline is the recommended solution, and a post-lavage abdominal x-ray film should be obtained after the procedure to look for further tablets or fragments of tablets.
Academic text (2007) -
Gastric lavage (only if ingestion occurred less than 1 hour before)
Academic text (2007) -
Gastric lavage can be a risky procedure in children because of the risk of aspiration, and it has not been shown to improve the overall outcome.
Academic text (2007) -
For patients who have ingested harmful substances, gastric lavage can be an effective method to cleanse the stomach.
Synonyms
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Washing the inside of an organ with water to remove harmful things
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'gastric' (=stomach-related) combined with 'lavage' (=washing/cleansing) yields the idea of washing the stomach, so a learner who knows both words can infer the procedure. Although medical/technical, the compound follows straightforward morphological logic and similar constructions occur in other languages, supporting immediate comprehension.
Etymology
Gastric lavage comes from two parts: gastric meaning 'stomach' and lavage meaning 'to wash'. It makes a clear image of doctors washing a person's stomach to remove poison or other harmful things, and that's exactly what the procedure does.