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GASTRIC LAVAGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gastric lavage mean?
• GASTRIC LAVAGE (noun)
The noun GASTRIC LAVAGE has 1 sense:
1. washing out the stomach with sterile water or a saltwater solution; removes blood or poisons
Familiarity information: GASTRIC LAVAGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Washing out the stomach with sterile water or a saltwater solution; removes blood or poisons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
when the doctor ordered a gastric lavage the hospital pumped out my stomach
Hypernyms ("gastric lavage" is a kind of...):
lavage (washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water)
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