Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
irrigation
ir·ri·ga·tion [ ir-i-gey-shuhn ]
Definitions related to irrigation:
  • (lavage) A technique in which a fluid is introduced and collected from a body cavity or location.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (lavage) Washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with a fluid.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (lavage therapy) Washing of a body cavity or surface for therapeutic purposes by flowing solution which is inserted and then removed; drugs in the irrigation solution may be absorbed.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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