lavage

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French lavage.

Pronunciation

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Noun

lavage (plural lavages)

  1. A washing.
  2. (medicine) A washing of a hollow organ.

Verb

lavage (third-person singular simple present lavages, present participle lavaging, simple past and past participle lavaged)

  1. (medicine) To wash a hollow organ

French

Etymology

From laver +‎ -age.

Noun

lavage m (plural lavages)

  1. washing (act of washing)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: lavaggio

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Norman

Etymology

laver (to wash) +‎ -age

Pronunciation

Noun

lavage m (plural lavages)

  1. (Jersey) washing (act of washing)