lavage
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- noun
- /ləˈvɑːʒ/
- Specialized
:
lavado
- On the second postoperative day, the patient experienced severe hematemesis, which was controlled by lavage with iced saline through a nasogastric tube.
- bronchoalveolar lavage
- gastric lavage
- peritoneal lavage
Examples
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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways in which eosinophils are prominent in sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage, and mucosal biopsy samples.
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Pulsatile lavage is a portable method to debride wounds.
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When obtaining a diagnosis is difficult, diagnostic peritoneal lavage may be useful.
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Similar to cutaneous burns, the most important therapy is efficient immediate lavage.
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Finally, a video tower is useful during a biopsy or bronchoalveolar lavage because it allows the assistant to watch the procedure as well.
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Gastric lavage (only if ingestion occurred less than 1 hour before)
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His abdomen was firm and tender, and the diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) was grossly positive for red blood cells.
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Bronchoalveolar lavage samples from 12 affected ferrets yielded fast-growing, glucose-fermenting mycoplasmas.
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Her bronchoscopic alveolar lavage and open lung biopsy were consistent with the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH).
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The doctor recommended a lavage to clear out the patient's stomach after the overdose.
Synonyms
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To wash the inside of the stomach with water to remove poison
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lavage comes from French and the Latin lavare, which means 'to wash', and shares the same root as lavatory. In medicine, lavage means 'washing out' an organ such as the stomach or lungs, so the old meaning 'to wash' explains the modern medical use.