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whole lung lavage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
whole lung lavage
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A procedure consisting of flushing the lung(s) with saline, employed for treating respiratory conditions such as pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP).

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

WLL (alternative, initialism)

Phrases

bronchial washing bronchoalveolar lavage bronchoalveolar washing

Frequently Paired Words

broncholavage bronchial washing bronchoalveolar lavage bronchoalveolar washing

Synonyms

lung washing

Questions

What does whole lung lavage mean?
A procedure consisting of flushing the lung(s) with saline, employed for treating respiratory conditions such as pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP).

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