[a. F. lavage, f. laver to wash.] A washing, spec. in Med. a cleansing of the stomach by means of emetics administered in large quantities of water.
1895. Morison, Pyloroplasty, 4. The treatment consisted of daily stomach lavage.
1898. Daily News, 2 Aug., 5/2. This native treatment is the lavage of hot oil to stop the bleeding.
