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gastric lavage

/ˈɡæstrɪk ləˈvɑːʒ/

Traducción: Procedimiento médico que consiste en lavar el contenido del estómago, generalmente para eliminar toxinas o venenos ingeridos.

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/ˈɡæstrɪk ləˈvɑːʒ/C1formalmedical
  • esProcedimiento médico que consiste en lavar el contenido del estómago, generalmente para eliminar toxinas o venenos ingeridos.

A medical procedure involving the washing out of the stomach's contents, typically performed to remove ingested toxins or poisons.

  1. Stomach washingC1formal

    A medical procedure in which the stomach is flushed out with water or saline solution, typically used to remove ingested poisons or toxins.

    eslavado gástrico

    • The patient underwent gastric lavage after accidentally swallowing a toxic substance.
    • Doctors performed gastric lavage to remove the poison from his system.
    • Gastric lavage is rarely used today except in specific poisoning cases.