A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally (especially when used as a "too-late" contraceptive method.)"
irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents
A jet or current of water or vapor directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; a douche bath
To douche means to wash the vagina using a stream of water. Never douche if you are pregnant. a mixture of water and something such as vinegar, that a woman puts into her vagina to wash it, or the object that she uses to do this (doccia )
A douche is a method of washing the vagina using a stream of water. You also refer to the object which you use to wash the vagina in this way as a douche
{i} stream of water used to cleanse various parts of the body (for medical or hygienic purposes)
A small syringe for douching the vagina, esp. as a contraceptive measure. It is a device used to introduce a stream of water into the body for medical or hygienic reasons, or the stream of water itself. The word comes from the French language, in which its principal meaning is a shower (it is thus a notorious false friend encountered by non-native speakers of English; the phrase for vaginal douching is douche vaginale, meaning vaginal shower)