First Known Use: circa 1895
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lavage
noun la·vage \lə-ˈväzh, British usually ˈla-vij\
Definition of LAVAGE
: washing; especially : the therapeutic washing out of an organ or part
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Origin of LAVAGE
French, from Middle French, from laver to wash, from Latin lavare
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