lav-, lava-, lavat-

(Latin: wash, washing; bathe, bathing; by extension, clean, cleaning)

From Latin lavare, "to wash, to bathe" and is related to Latin luere, luto-, "to wash".

tracheal lavage (s) (noun), tracheal lavages (pl)
Irrigation of the trachea with fluid.

Related "wash" words: balneo-; clys-; luto-; plyno-.