the washing out of an organ or cavity, for example to obtain a sample for diagnosis
Gastric lavage is the "washing out" of a patient's stomach It is performed in some cases of ingestion of poisonous substances
a cleansing of the stomach using emetics in large quantities of water laxative- relaxes the bowels and has a gentle evacuant action lipid- a preparation with a fatty excipient as a base, greasy to the tough and insoluble in water lithontriptic- eliminates small stones from the body
To wash out a body organ, such as the lungs A bronchoalveolar lavage is when a physician uses a bronchoscope to collect a fluid sample from the patient's lungs The sample is then tested (white blood cell count) to determine if inflammation is present
washing out the stomach with sterile water or a salt-water solution; removes blood or poisons; "when the doctor ordered a gastric lavage the hospital pumped out my stomach