lavage Synonyms
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
lavage Meaning
Wordnet
lavage (n)
washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water
lavage Sentence Examples
- The doctor recommended a gastric lavage to remove the toxins from the patient's stomach.
- The nurse performed a peritoneal lavage to cleanse the abdominal cavity during surgery.
- The veterinarian used a bronchoalveolar lavage to collect fluid from the lungs of the dog for analysis.
- The dentist used a saline lavage to rinse the oral cavity after a dental procedure.
- The ophthalmologist performed a lacrimal lavage to clear a blocked tear duct in the patient's eye.
- The emergency medical technician administered a nasogastric lavage to remove poisons from the esophagus and stomach.
- The pulmonologist used a bronchoscope to perform a bronchoalveolar lavage on the patient with suspected pneumonia.
- The gastroenterologist used a colonoscopy to perform a colonic lavage to cleanse the colon before a colonoscopy.
- The urologist used a cystoscopy to perform a bladder lavage to cleanse the bladder before surgery.
- The surgical team used a saline lavage to rinse the surgical site after a procedure to remove debris and prevent infection.
FAQs About the word lavage
washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The doctor recommended a gastric lavage to remove the toxins from the patient's stomach.
The nurse performed a peritoneal lavage to cleanse the abdominal cavity during surgery.
The veterinarian used a bronchoalveolar lavage to collect fluid from the lungs of the dog for analysis.
The dentist used a saline lavage to rinse the oral cavity after a dental procedure.
