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Gastric Lavage

Definition:

Gastric lavage is a medical procedure in which the stomach is cleansed by flushing it with a solution through a tube that is inserted into the stomach through the mouth or nose.

Senses:

Sense 1:

Noun: The act or process of washing out the stomach to remove ingested toxins or foreign substances.

Sample Sentence: After ingesting a poisonous substance, the patient underwent gastric lavage to remove the toxins from his stomach.

Sense 2:

Noun: The solution used in the process of gastric lavage to flush and cleanse the stomach.

Sample Sentence: The doctor prepared a saline solution for gastric lavage in order to cleanse the patient's stomach.

Sense 3:

Noun: The tube or device used to administer gastric lavage.

Sample Sentence: The nurse carefully inserted the gastric lavage tube into the patient's stomach to begin the cleansing process.

Related Products:

• Gastric Lavage Kit
• Stomach Wash Solution
• Gastric Lavage Tube