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• Irrigation — For its use in viticulture, see Irrigation in viticulture. For its use in medicine, see Therapeutic irrigation. LEPA redirects here. For the airport serving Palma de Mallorca, Spain, assigned the ICAO code LEPA, see Palma de Mallorca Airport.… …   Wikipedia

• irrigation — The washing out of a body cavity, space, or wound with a fluid. [see irrigate] * * * n. the process of washing out a wound or hollow organ with a continuous flow of water or medicated solution. Techniques are available for washing out the entire… …   Medical dictionary

• irrigation — n. the process of washing out a wound or hollow organ with a continuous flow of water or medicated solution. Techniques are available for washing out the entire intestinal tract (whole gut irrigation) as a prelude to surgery on the lower… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• irrigation — irrigate ► VERB 1) supply water to (land or crops) by means of channels. 2) Medicine apply a flow of water or medication to (an organ or wound). DERIVATIVES irrigable adjective irrigation noun irrigator noun. ORIGIN Latin irrigare moisten …   English terms dictionary

• irrigation — noun 1. supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: ↑irrigate • Hypernyms: ↑provision, ↑supply, ↑supplying 2. (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ …   Useful english dictionary

• Chronic wound — A chronic wound is a wound that does not heal in an orderly set of stages and in a predictable amount of time the way most wounds do; wounds that do not heal within three months are often considered chronic.[1] Chronic wounds seem to be detained… …   Wikipedia

• First-aid kit — A first aid kit is a collection of supplies and equipment for use in giving first aid. First aid kits contain a variety of equipment that may include bandages for controlling bleeding, personal protective equipment such as gloves, a breathing… …   Wikipedia

• Scalp — ] * S: The skin on the head from which head hair grows. It is richly supplied with blood vessels. * C: Connective tissue. a thin layer of fat and fibrous tissue lies beneath the skin * A: The aponeurosis (or galea aponeurotica) is the next layer …   Wikipedia

• Mary Rose — For later ships with the same name, see HMS Mary Rose. For the play by J.M. Barrie, see Mary Rose (play). The remnants of the Mary Rose undergoing conservation in Portsmouth …   Wikipedia

• chloramine B — A nontoxic antiseptic substance used in wound irrigation as a substitute for chloramine T …   Medical dictionary

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium