Definitions for lavages

lavages la·vage

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

Lavages is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 159 anagrams from letters in lavages (aaeglsv).

Definitions for lavages

noun

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

Origin of lavages

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

Examples for lavages

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

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

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

Word Value for lavages
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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