lavage
noun
- separating cells and/or cellular secretions from an anatomical space by the introduction and removal of fluid
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree French laver Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French lavagebor. English lavage Borrowed from French lavage.
- A washing.
- A washing of a hollow organ.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree French laver Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French lavagebor. English lavage Borrowed from French lavage.
- To wash a hollow organ