| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| lavage |
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| SYLLABICATION: | lav·age |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  l v  j, lä-väzh |
| NOUN: | A washing, especially of a hollow organ, such as the stomach or lower bowel, with repeated injections of water. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French, from laver, to wash, from Latin lav re. See leu( )- in Appendix I.
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