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Meaning of "lavage" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAVAGE

Via French, from Latin lavāre to wash.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LAVAGE

lavage  [ˈlævɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAVAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lavage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAVAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Therapeutic irrigation

In medicine, therapeutic irrigation or lavage is a general term referring to cleaning or rinsing. Specific types include: ▪ Antiseptic lavage ▪ Bronchoalveolar lavage ▪ Gastric lavage ▪ Peritoneal lavage ▪ Arthroscopic lavage ▪ Ductal lavage ▪ Ear lavage ▪ Pulsed lavage is delivering an irrigant under direct pressure that is produced by an electrically powered device, and is useful in cleaning e.g. chronic wounds.

Definition of lavage in the English dictionary

The definition of lavage in the dictionary is the washing out of a hollow organ by flushing with water.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAVAGE


cleavage
ˈkliːvɪdʒ
gillravage
ɡɪlˈrævɪdʒ
gilravage
ɡəlˈrævɪdʒ
lovage
ˈlʌvɪdʒ
pavage
ˈpeɪvɪdʒ
ravage
ˈrævɪdʒ
rivage
ˈrɪvɪdʒ
salvage
ˈsælvɪdʒ
savage
ˈsævɪdʒ
scavage
ˈskævɪdʒ
selvage
ˈsɛlvɪdʒ
selvedge
ˈsɛlvɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAVAGE

lava
lava bed
lava flow
lava lamp
lava-lava
lava-like
lavabo
Laval
lavalier
lavandin
lavash
lavatera
lavation
lavational
lavatorial
lavatories
lavatory
lavatory bowl
lavatory humour
lavatory pan

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAVAGE

age
average
coverage
damage
enfant sauvage
garage
gavage
heritage
home page
image
in this day and age
language
manage
marriage
massage
message
mortgage
noble savage
on the same page
Scotch lovage

Synonyms and antonyms of lavage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lavage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAVAGE

Find out the translation of lavage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lavage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lavage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灌洗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lavado
570 millions of speakers

English

lavage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी से धोना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غسيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

промывание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lavagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lavage
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lavage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lavage
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lavage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

洗浄
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세척
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lavage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வயிறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लव्हरेज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lavaj
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lavanda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

płukanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

промивання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lavaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλύση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maagspoeling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lavage
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kylling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lavage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAVAGE»

The term «lavage» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.432 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAVAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lavage» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lavage» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lavage

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAVAGE»

Discover the use of lavage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lavage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lippincott's Nursing Procedures
Is iced lavage effective? Most experts question the effectiveness of using an iced irrigant for gastric lavage to treat Gl bleeding. Here's why. Iced irrigating solutions stimulate the vagus nerve, which triggers increased hydrochloric acid secretion ...
‎2009
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Textbook of Small Animal Surgery
Lavage. Peritoneal lavage with copious amounts of warm, sterile, physiological saline solution is recommended. A minimal volume of initial lavage of 200 to 300 mL/kg has been recommended.21" Alternatively, lavage is continued until the ...
Douglas H. Slatter, 2003
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage
Describes blood
James Linder, Stephen I. Rennard, 1988
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Best Practices: Evidence-based Nursing Procedures
troenterologist, or nurse; a wide-bore lavage tube is almost always inserted by a gastroenterologist. Gastric lavage is contraindicated after ingestion of a corrosive substance (such as lye, petroleum distillates, ammonia, alkalis, or mineral ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
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Interstitial Lung Disease
Measurement of pulmonary surfactant components and function in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Report of ERS Task Force: guidelines for measurement of acellular components and recommendations for standardization of bronchoalveolar ...
Marvin I. Schwarz, 2010
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Emergency Procedures and Techniques
The accuracy of peritoneal lavage in detecting hemoperi- toneum and the presence of significant abdominal injury has been reported variably by different authors. Some authors (3) have reported an accuracy rate of 97%, indicating significant ...
Robert Rutha Simon, Barry E. Brenner, 2002
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Dictionnaire Anglais Du Génie de L'environnement:
WATER SUPP lavage m; - agent AIR agent de lavage m; - agent circulation AIR circulation d'agent de lavage/; —agent processing AIR traitement par un agent de lavage m; - agent regéneration AIR régénération par un agent de lavage / ...
Routledge, 1997
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Nursing Procedures and Protocols
Some experts question the effectiveness of using an iced irrigant for gastnc lavage to treat Gl bleeding. Here's why. Iced irrigating solutions stimulate the vagus nerve, which triggers increased hydrochloric acid secretion. In tum, this stimulates ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003
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Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures
SUMMARY In rare cases, gastric lavage may be useful in the child with a recent life-threatening ingestion. Airway protection must be ensured, and the child should be adequately restrained in the proper position, with working suction at hand.
Christopher King, Fred M. Henretig, 2008
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The Well-Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty: Theory and Practice
Pulsatile Lavage is Mandatory! In the late 1970s, Halawa et al. [38] had already demonstrated the significance of bone quality and bone lavage prior to cementation with regard to improved mechanical shear strength. Krause et al.
Steffen Breusch, Henrik Malchau, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAVAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lavage is used in the context of the following news items.
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An IFNγ bias in severe asthma
An analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid showed that the percentage of IFNγ+CD4+ T cells and IL-17+CD4+ T cells was higher in ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Acute exposure to silica nanoparticles aggravate airway …
The airway inflammation as demonstrated in (a) bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and (b) airway hyper-responsiveness in acute SNP ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
'Violently Toxic' Plant to Blame for Colorado Dog's Sudden Death
Preventing absorption of more cicutoxin by inducing vomiting, gastric lavage (placing a tube into the stomach and washing it out), and ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
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A Proteomic Inspection of the Lungs' Barricades
“Mass spectrometry quantified 8,366 proteins from total tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) over the course of 8 weeks, surveying ... «Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Jul 15»
5
The successful hygiene department: Understanding the numbers
Offer adjuncts such as power brushes, water lavage tools, and intrapocket therapies when appropriate. • Conduct full-mouth, six-point ... «Dental Economics, Jul 15»
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Short Interest Update of Atossa Genetics Inc. (NASDAQ:ATOS)
... of nipple aspirate fluid (NAF); the cytological analysis of ductal lavage fluid collected from each individual breast duct with its microcatheters; ... «OTC Outlook, Jul 15»
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Stocks to Watch: Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (NYSE:ORC), Petroleo …
The specimen bank includes ductal lavage specimens collected at 16 centers in the United States and one in the United Kingdom and also ... «Stock Transcript, Jul 15»
8
Company Shares of Atossa Genetics Inc. Drops by -1.74%
... of nipple aspirate fluid (NAF); the cytological analysis of ductal lavage fluid collected from each individual breast duct with its microcatheters; ... «The Daily Rover, Jul 15»
9
Dunbar man blames doctor for wife's death
... records that if there was no conclusive results on the blood tests, he would scheduled Wanda Jones for a bronchoscopy and lavage of the left ... «West Virginia Record, Jul 15»
10
Abstract and Introduction
A randomized, controlled trial of arthroscopic surgery versus closed-needle joint lavage for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Arthritis Rheum 1993 ... «Medscape, Jul 15»

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