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Therapeutic irrigation

Surgical Procedure

Therapeutic irrigation, also called lavage, is the medical practice of cleaning or rinsing a wound, cavity or organ as part of treatment.

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In medicine, therapeutic irrigation or lavage is cleaning or rinsing.
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