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irrigation

irrigation

3 4.8
Cleaning a wound by washing it with water or a liquid with medicine
  • noun
  • /ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : irrigación
  • Some authors describe using 1% to 10% calcium gluconate eye drops after irrigation.
  • saline irrigation
  • wound irrigation
  • irrigation and debridement

Examples

  • Therefore, a second re-thoracotomy was performed, the leakage was closed, and an irrigation system was applied.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Whole-bowel irrigation is used to flush the contents of the bowel out of the body.

    Academic text (2007)
  • At this time, surgical irrigation and debridement were performed in addition to the administration of intravenous antibiotics.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Side by side and with the synchronicity of a machine, farmers prepare fields, build irrigation ditches, plant, weed, and harvest.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Type II infections generally require irrigation and debridement, serial dressing changes, and local or regional flap closure.

    Academic text (2015)
  • In this study, we used 4000 ml of sterile saline for irrigation.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Frequent saline nasal irrigation has been used to clear the nasal and sinus cavities.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Then, aggressive debridement with removal of all necrotic tissue and irrigation with dilute povidone-iodine solution and H2O2 was done.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Continuous mediastinal irrigation with 0.5% povidone iodine was initiated through the Blake drains.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The doctor recommended daily irrigation of the wound with a saline solution to promote healing.

Synonyms

cleansing
vsirrigation
4.7

Relating to washing the body for religious or spiritual reasons

is a medical process of flushing wounds or organs with water or medicine

Compounds

A narrow channel dug to bring water to fields for farming

colonic irrigation
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A medical procedure that washes the large intestine with water through the rectum

How Clean

irrigation
  • Specialized
3 4.8
to flush
168 2.7
rinsing
3 1.0

Surface Forms

irrigation singular
irrigations plural

Morphology

irrigation = irrigate (semi-transparent) = irrigate + ion

The medical sense 'flushing/cleaning a wound' is a direct extension of 'to irrigate' (to wash or flush), but the usage is more specialized and may not be obvious to an average learner who only knows the agricultural meaning.

Etymology

Irrigation comes from the Latin irrigare, made of in- 'into' and rigare 'to water', so in medicine irrigation means 'washing' a wound or body part by letting water or a solution flow through it to clean it.