Meaning of DOUCHE
| Pronunciation: | | doosh
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | |
- [n] 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
- [n] a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas
- [v] direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning
|
| |
| | Websites: | | |
| |
| | Synonyms: | | douche bag |
| |
| | See Also: | | clean, cleanse, irrigation, syringe | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \Douche\, n. [F., fr. It. doccia, fr. docciare to flow,
pour, fr. an assumed LL. ductiare, fr. L. ducere, ductum, to
lead, conduct (water). See {Duct}.]
1. A jet or current of water or vapor directed upon some part
of the body to benefit it medicinally; a douche bath.
2. (Med.) A syringe.
|
| |
| Medical Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | A procedure in which water or a medicated solution is used to clean the vagina and cervix. |
| |
| Thesaurus Terms |
| |
| | Related Terms: | | ablution, aerosol, asperge, aspergil, aspergillum, atomizer, baptize, bath, bathe, bedew, bespatter, besprinkle, brew, cleaning out, clyster, cold shower, concentrate sprayer, dabble, damp, dampen, dash, dew, douching, drench, drouk, elution, elutriation, enema, Finnish bath, flush, flush out, flushing, flushing out, fountain syringe, gargle, hip bath, holystone, hose, hose down, humect, humectate, humidify, hummum, imbrue, imbue, impregnate, infiltrate, infuse, inject, irrigate, irrigation, Japanese bath, lather, lathering, launder, lavabo, lavage, lavation, lave, laving, leach, lixiviate, macerate, mist concentrate sprayer, moisten, mop, mop up, mopping, mopping up, needle bath, nozzle, paddle, percolate, permeate, plunge bath, rinse, rinse out, rinsing, ritually immerse, Russian bath, saturate, sauna, sauna bath, scour, scouring, scrub, scrub up, scrubbing, scrubbing up, seethe, shampoo, shower, shower bath, shower head, sitz bath, slobber, slop, slosh, sluice, sluice out, soak, soap, soaping, sodden, sop, souse, sparge, sparger, spatter, splash, splatter, sponge, sponge bath, sponging, spray, spray can, sprayer, sprinkle, sprinkler, sprinkler head, sprinkling system, steep, swab, swabbing, swash, sweat bath, Swedish bath, syringe, toivel, tub, Turkish bath, wash, wash out, wash up, washing, washing up, washout, washup, water, watercart, watering can, watering pot, waterlog, wet, wet down, whirlpool bath, wiping up |
| |
|
|
|