Therapeutic irrigation

In medicine, therapeutic irrigation or lavage ( or  ) is a general term referring to cleaning or rinsing.

Specific types include:
 * Antiseptic lavage
 * Bronchoalveolar lavage
 * Gastric lavage
 * Peritoneal lavage
 * Arthroscopic lavage
 * Ductal lavage
 * Ear lavage
 * Pulsed lavage is delivering an irrigant (usually normal saline) under direct pressure that is produced by an electrically powered device, and is useful in cleaning e.g. chronic wounds.