English Explanatory Dictionary

gastric lavage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A procedure consisting of diluting then emptying the contents of the stomach with a tube via the nose or mouth, most commonly performed following an overdose or poison ingestion, or in preparation for surgery.

Word forms

gastric lavage gastric lavages

Synonyms

gastrolavage stomach pump gastric irrigation gastric suction

Related words

Edlich tube Ewald tube
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