Meaning of IRRIGATION

Pronunciation:			`iru'geyshun
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Matching Terms:			irrigation ditch
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		Repeated flushing of a cavity or lesion to minimise local infection.
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		ablution, affusion, aspergation, aspersion, baptism, bath, bathing, bedewing, cleaning out, dampening, damping, deluge, dewing, douche, douching, drowning, elution, elutriation, enema, flooding, flush, flushing, flushing out, hosing, hosing down, humidification, immersion, inundation, lathering, lavabo, lavage, lavation, laving, moistening, mopping, mopping up, rinse, rinsing, scouring, scrub, scrubbing, scrubbing up, shampoo, soaping, sparging, spattering, splashing, splattering, sponge, sponging, spraying, sprinkling, submersion, swabbing, swashing, wash, washing, washing up, washout, washup, watering, wetting, wiping up