douche
(doosh)
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[Fr. douche, fr. Italian doccia, water pipe]
A current of vapor or a stream of water directed against a body part. A douche may be plain water or a medicated solution. It may be for personal hygiene or treatment of a local condition.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Douche." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730234/all/douche.
Douche. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730234/all/douche. Accessed January 2, 2025.
Douche. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730234/all/douche
Douche [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 January 02]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730234/all/douche.
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