lavage

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noun

A washing.

OriginFrench lavage →
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Meanings

nounlavage (countable and uncountable, plural lavages)

plural lavages

  1. countableuncountableA washing.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineA washing of a hollow organ.
verblavage (third-person singular simple present lavages, present participle lavaging, simple past and past participle lavaged)

present singular third person lavages · participle present lavaging · participle past lavaged · past lavaged

  1. medicineTo wash a hollow organ

Origin

  1. Frenchlaver
  2. Frenchlavage
  3. Englishlavage

Borrowed from French lavage.

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APA

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MLA

“lavage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lavage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lavage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lavage.

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