Definitions for lavage

lavage la·vage

Spelling: [luh-vahzh, lav-ij]
IPA: /ləˈvɑʒ, ˈlæv ɪdʒ/

Lavage is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 86 anagrams from letters in lavage (aaeglv).

Definitions for lavage

noun

  1. a washing.
  2. Medicine/Medical. cleansing by irrigation or the like. the washing out of the stomach.

Origin of lavage

1890-95; French: literally, a washing, equivalent to lav(er) to wash (Latin lavāre) + -age -age

Examples for lavage

At the end of two or three days lavage of the cavity is gradually instituted.

But he invariably preceded these with regurgitation, lavage, and neutralizing agent.

His remedies—immediate regurgitation, lavage, neutralizing agent—were easy enough to master.

Word Value for lavage
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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