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Definition of lavage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lavage

noun
 
/ˈlævɪdʒ/,
 
/læˈvɑːʒ/
 
/ˈlævɪdʒ/,
 
/læˈvɑːʒ/
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  1. the process of washing a space inside the body such as the stomach or colon
    Word Originlate 18th cent. (in the general sense ‘washing, a wash’): from French, from laver ‘to wash’.
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