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Meaning of "lavement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAVEMENT

lavement  [ˈleɪvmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAVEMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lavement 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 LAVEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lavement in the English dictionary

The definition of lavement in the dictionary is the act of washing, especially, in medicine, through injections of water into a hollow organ.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAVEMENT


achievement
əˈtʃiːvmənt
advertisement
ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt
agreement
əˈɡriːmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
assessment
əˈsɛsmənt
bereavement
bɪˈriːvmənt
contrivement
kənˈtraɪvmənt
countermovement
ˌkaʊntərˈmuːvmənt
depravement
dɪˈpreɪvmənt
deprivement
dɪˈpraɪvmənt
enlevement
ɪnˈliːvmənt
enslavement
ɪnˈsleɪvmənt
evolvement
ɪˈvɒlvmənt
improvement
ɪmˈpruːvmənt
involvement
ɪnˈvɒlvmənt
misimprovement
ˌmɪsɪmˈpruːvmənt
movement
ˈmuːvmənt
pavement
ˈpeɪvmənt
revivement
rɪˈvaɪvmənt
underachievement
ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAVEMENT

lavatorial
lavatories
lavatory
lavatory bowl
lavatory humour
lavatory pan
lavatory paper
lavatory seat
lave
laveer
lavender
lavender bag
lavender water
lavender-blue
laver
laver bread
laverock
Lavigne
lavish
lavisher

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAVEMENT

abonnement
amusement
announcement
arrangement
basement
comment
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
infringement
management
measurement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
settlement
statement
supplement
unit of measurement

Synonyms and antonyms of lavement in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lavement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAVEMENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

灌洗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lavement
570 millions of speakers

English

lavement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lavement
380 millions of speakers
ar

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lavement
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lavement
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lavement
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রক্ষালন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lavement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekosongan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lavement
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lavement
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lavement
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lavement
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự rửa ruột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lavement
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फरसबंदी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lavement
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lavement
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lavement
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lavement
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lavement
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lavement
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitwassen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lavement
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lavement
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lavement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAVEMENT»

The term «lavement» is regularly used and occupies the 93.743 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAVEMENT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAVEMENT»

Discover the use of lavement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lavement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Medical Times
Lavement, Anthelmintic: three drachms of Oorsiean moss, boiled for ten minutes in twelve ounces of water, (•trained, and an ounce of castor oil added. *»* The decoction of the male fern, or the infusion of semen contra may be used instead.
‎1846
2
The friend of death: A fantastic tale
A fantastic tale Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. au fond de la bouteille; aussi faut-il éviter de l'agiter au moment où l'on veut en prendre. Lavements. Lavement ordinaire. — Avant de donner le lavement, il faut faire jaillir par la canule un peu de l'eau ...
Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, 1899
3
The medical guide
The term lavement, or clyster, signifies any liquid medicine injected into the rectum, or great intestine. This form of medicine, although much employed on the Continent, has not met with that attention in England, to which its importance entitles ...
Richard Reece, 1828
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The practice of medicine: a treatise on special pathology ...
sudorific tisane (decoction of giiaiacum). In the morning, a purgative lavement ( infusion of senna — senna 3ij. ; water Oj. ; sulphate of soda 3ij. ; diaphosnix electuary 3j. ; powdered jalap 9j.) In the evening, an anodyne lavement (walnut oil 3iv.; ...
Robley Dunglison, 1848
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Therapeutic Gazette
The lavement is an admirable therapeutic agent; with it you can put in use the most varied medicinal means. Aacording to the quantity and quality of the liquid, its degree of propulsion, its temperature, the duration of its conservation by the ...
‎1884
6
The Therapeutic Gazette: A Monthly Journal of General, ...
The lavement is an admirable therapeutic agent; with it you can put in use the most varied medicinal means. According to'the quantity and quality of the liquid, its degree of propulsion, its temperature, the duration of its conservation by the ...
William Brodie, Carl Jungk, Francis Edward Stewart, 1884
7
London Medical and Surgical Journal
Van Swieten employed this lavement to allay colic and tenesmus which accompany colliquotive diarrhoea in phthieal subjects. ESSENTIAL OIL OP TURPENTINE, A purgative in large doses, in small doses the same as the last remedy.
‎1835
8
The London Medical and Surgical Journal
(Continued from Page 303 .) 3. Formulary of the Hotel-Dieu, at Paris. — The quantities are expressed Troy weight and English fluid measure. Astringent Lavement. — Take of Bistort Rootjj. Poppy Heads Jss. Water Oij. Employed in chronic ...
‎1828
9
Roderic Random, a comic opera (in three acts), and The ...
SCENE. 111. Mafieur. Lavement-3.' Enter LAVEMENT. LAVEMENT. Madame Lavement !-Madame Lavement LSophia !-Vere de diable be dey all? -Madame Lavement! Sophia ! Enter SOPHIA. SOPHIA. Bless me, father, what are you so ...
Samuel William RYLEY, 1800
10
Bulletins Et Mémoires de la Société Médicale Des Hôpitaux de ...
Plus tard, injection de morphine. Régime lacté; miel soufré. Nuit mauvaise, agitée . Le 13 juillet, 37°4. Un lavement purgatif a été administré sans résultat. A 10 heures du matin, troisième lavement électrique. Vingt minutes après, commencent ...
‎1903

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAVEMENT»

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Comment supprimer Adrienne Lecouvreur?
Le bruit se répandit qu'elle avait été empoisonnée dans un lavement. Mais ce n'est pas le tout: la persécution du clergé devait ajouter à cette ... «Sept.info, Jul 15»
2
Frédéric Mitterrand raconte son rêve érotique avec... Manuel Valls
... un moment gênant dans On n'est pas couché lorsque Françoise Hardy qui raconte son lavement et des skieurs ivres sur les pistes dans 66 ... «Midi Libre, Mar 15»
3
Le lavement, un remède sans fondement
"Mon lavement d'aujourd'hui a-t-il bien opéré ?", telle est la préoccupation centrale d'Argan dans le Malade imaginaire. À l'époque, au XVIIe ... «allodocteurs, Feb 14»
4
Guillaume Gallienne, le fils prodige
Il y a Diane Kruger en infirmière allemande, « une bombe qui ressemble à celle qui avait voulu me faire un lavement lors d'une cure en ... «Paris Match, Nov 13»
5
Test de Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U)
Même avec un héros aussi charismatique qu'un lavement au vinaigre. Même avec quelques griefs personnels (revenant de Jamaïque, j'ai pu ... «GamAlive.com, Oct 13»
6
De l'Afrique du sud à Israël, un scénario de réconciliation
Les mères de jeunes disparus ont le sentiment qu'elles ont à pardonner. Et Adriaan Vlok effectue ce geste très chrétien du lavement des pieds. «La Croix, Feb 13»
7
Fecal matter cleaner helps patients feel better
Members of Parisian society underwent as many as three or four enemas per day, the belief being that an internal washing or "lavement" was ... «Stockton Record, Oct 06»

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