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Investigative Techniques > Therapeutic Irrigation
... > Therapeutics > Patient Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Hydrotherapy > Therapeutic Irrigation
... > Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Patient Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Hydrotherapy > Therapeutic Irrigation
... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Patient Care Management > Comprehensive Health Care > Primary Health Care > Continuity of Patient Care > Aftercare > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Hydrotherapy > Therapeutic Irrigation
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine > Rehabilitation > Physical Therapy Modalities > Hydrotherapy > Therapeutic Irrigation

Preferred term

Therapeutic Irrigation  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Douching
  • Douchings
  • Lavage
  • Lavages

Note

  • IM only as general procedure; NIM for irrigation of specific organ or site; entry term LAVAGE: note several precoordinated lavage terms are also available.

Scope note

  • The washing of a body cavity or surface by flowing water or solution for therapy or diagnosis.

In other languages

  • huuhtelut

    Finnish

  • huuhtelu
  • huuhteluhoito
  • irrigaatio
  • irrigaatiot
  • irrigatio
  • lavaatio
  • lavaatiot
  • Terapeutisk spolning

    Swedish

  • Duschning
  • Lavage
  • Terapeutisk sköljning

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007507

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