In medicine, lavage (pronounced /ləˈvɑːʒ/ or /ˈlævˌɪdʒ/) (lə-VAHZH or LĂV-ĭj) 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
Etymology
The French noun lavage was imported intact into medical English. Antiseptic Lavage is a means of washing especially of a hollow organ such as the stomach or lower bowel, with repeated injections of warm water mixed with an Bronchoalveolar Lavage ( BAL) is a medical procedure in which a bronchoscope is passed through the Mouth or nose into the Lungs Gastric Lavage, also commonly called Stomach pump or Gastric irrigation, is the process of cleaning out the contents of the Stomach. Diagnostic peritoneal lavage ( DPL) is performed when intra-abdominal bleeding ( Hemoperitoneum) usually secondary to trauma is suspected "Lavage" means 'washing' To lavage a joint means to wash out any blood fluid or loose debris from inside the joint space Ductal lavage is a method used to Collect cells from Milk ducts in the Breast. This explains the French-like pronunciation. However, the word has been more or less naturalized, which explains the naturalized variant pronunciation. The word comes from the French verb laver, "to wash", which comes from the Latin verb lavāre.
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