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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from laver to wash, from Latin lavare Date: circa 1895 washing; especially the therapeutic washing out of an organ or part

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Med. the washing-out of a body cavity, such as the colon or stomach, with water or a medicated solution. Etymology: F f. laver wash: see LAVE





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