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Look up: douche

  1. douche
    [n] - a small syringe with detachable nozzles 2. [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 3. [v] - direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Douche
    A term used to describe the cleansing of certain parts of the body eg. Washing wounds and ulcers, eye douches etc.
    Found on http://www.woodlandherbs.co.uk/acatalog/

  3. Douche
    Douche: A stream of water directed at any part of the body or any body cavity, often into the vagina, for cleansing or medicinal purposes. A douche can be with a simple solution of vinegar in water. Some commercial douche solutions have somewhat more romantic names than vinegar (names such as Country Flowers, Fresh Baby Powder, Fresh Mountain Breez ...
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  4. Douche
    Douche noun [ French, from Italian doccia , from docciare to flow, pour, from an assumed Late Latin ductiare , from Latin 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. (Medicine) A syringe.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/114

  5. douche
    1. A jet or current of water or vapor directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; a douche bath. ... 2. <medicine> A syringe. ... Origin: F, fr. It. Doccia, fr. Docciare to flow, pour, fr. An assumed LL. Ductiare, fr. L. Ducere, ductum, to lead, conduct (water). See Duct. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. douche
    douche bag noun a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. douche
    noun 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
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. douche
    verb direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Douche
    A `douche` is a device used to introduce a stream of water into the body for medical or hygienic reasons, or the stream of water itself. The word comes from the French language, in which its principal meaning is a shower (it is thus a notorious false friend encountered by non-native speakers of English; the phrase for vaginal douching is `douche vaginale`, meaning `vaginal shower`). The word can refer to the rinsing of any body cavity but usuall...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douche

  10. douche
    (dldbomacsh) a stream of water or air directed against a part of the body or into a cavity. air douche a current of air blown into a cavity, particularly into the tympanum to open the eustachian tube. vaginal douche irrigation of the vagina to cleanse the a...
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  11. Douche
    • (n.) A jet or current of water or vapor directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; a douche bath. • (n.) A syringe.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. Douche
    A cleansing fluid that is flushed through the vagina as a hygienic measure. A douch may consist of water, water mixed with vinegar or other antiseptic chemicals. Douching is unecessary in a a healthy female and should not be performed, especially during pregnancy. Douching can wash bacteria into the uterus and Fallopian tubes, causing fertility p...
    Found on http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/D/3


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