gastric lavage
Definition
Noun: A medical procedure involving the washing out of the stomach, typically with sterile water or a saline solution, to remove ingested toxins, blood, or other harmful substances.
Usage
This term is used in formal medical contexts to describe a specific emergency or diagnostic procedure. * The emergency team performed a gastric lavage on the patient who had ingested poison. * Gastric lavage is sometimes necessary to empty the stomach before certain types of surgery.
Advanced Usage
- Indication for gastric lavage: This phrase describes the medical reason or condition that necessitates the procedure.
- The primary indication for gastric lavage in this case was acute drug overdose.
Variants and Related Words
- Gastric irrigation: A synonymous term for gastric lavage.
- Stomach pumping: A common, non-technical term for gastric lavage.
- Lavage (noun): The general act or process of washing out a body cavity, such as the stomach (gastric lavage) or a wound.
Synonyms
- Stomach pumping
- Gastric irrigation
Related Phrases / Idioms
- To pump (someone's) stomach: The informal, action-oriented phrase describing the procedure.
- They had to pump his stomach at the emergency room.
Noun
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washing out the stomach with sterile water or a saltwater solution; removes blood or poisons
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when the doctor ordered a gastric lavage the hospital pumped out my stomach
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