Therapeutic irrigation

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

Types
Specific types include:
 * Antral lavage
 * Antiseptic lavage
 * Bronchoalveolar lavage
 * Whole lung lavage
 * Gastric lavage
 * Peritoneal lavage
 * Arthroscopic lavage
 * Ductal lavage
 * Nasal irrigation
 * Ear lavage
 * Pulsed lavage - delivery of an irrigant (usually normal saline) under direct pressure that is produced by an electrically powered device, useful in cleaning e.g. chronic wounds.