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lavage

/ˈlæv.ɑːʒ/

/ləˈvɑʒ/

Translations

lavagenoun

lavages

lavageTerme médical.

The doctor performed a gastric lavage to remove the ingested toxins from the patient's stomach.

Le médecin a pratiqué un lavage gastrique pour retirer les toxines ingérées de l'estomac du patient.

lavageTerme médical ; liquide récupéré après un lavage interne.

The lavage was sent to the lab for cytological analysis.

Le lavage a été envoyé au laboratoire pour une analyse cytologique.

Synonyms

lavageverb

lavaged

Past Simple

lavaged

Past Participle

lavaging

Gerund

/ˈlæv.ɑːʒ/

/ləˈvɑʒ/

irriguerTerme médical.

The doctor decided to lavage the patient's stomach to remove the ingested toxins.

Le médecin a décidé d'irriguer l'estomac du patient pour retirer les toxines ingérées.

Additional translations

laverEmploi plus général, moins précis que le terme médical courant.

Synonyms

lavageadjective

Used attributively in medical contexts (e.g., "lavage fluid")

lavageEmploi technique en contexte médical.

The nurse labeled the samples as lavage fluid before sending them for testing.

L'infirmière a étiqueté les échantillons comme fluide de lavage avant de les envoyer à l'analyse.

Definitions

lavagenoun

The process of washing out an organ or part of the body, especially the stomach, with water or a medicated solution.

The doctor performed a gastric lavage to remove the ingested toxins from the patient's stomach.

The liquid used for or recovered from washing out a body cavity for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.

The lavage was sent to the lab for cytological analysis.

lavageverb

To wash out or irrigate a body cavity, organ, or wound with a fluid.

The doctor decided to lavage the patient's stomach to remove the ingested toxins.

lavageadjective

Relating to or used for lavage (the washing out of a body cavity).

The nurse labeled the samples as lavage fluid before sending them for testing.