irrigation
English Thesaurus
1. (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | medical aid, medical care, |
| definition | : | professional treatment for illness or injury (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | douche, |
| definition | : | irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | lavage, |
| definition | : | washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | medical specialty, medicine, |
| definition | : | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition) |
2. supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc (noun.act)
3. (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution (noun.act)
| derivation | : | irrigate, |
| definition | : | supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting (verb.body) |
4. supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc (noun.act)
5. (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution (noun.act)
| derivation | : | irrigate, |
| definition | : | supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting (verb.body) |
6. supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc (noun.act)
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