Definition of Douching

1. Verb. (present participle of douche) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Douching

1. douche [v] - See also: douche

Medical Definition of Douching

1. A jet or current of water, sometimes a dissolved medicating or cleansing agent, applied to a body part, organ or cavity for medicinal or hygienic purposes. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Douching

douche-nozzle
douche bag
douche bags
douche bath
douchebaggeries
douchebaggery
douchebags
douched
doucheness
douches
douchi
douchiness
douching (current term)
douchy
doucine
doucines
doucker
doucs
doudouk
doudouks
doufu
doufuhua
doufus
dough
dough-baked
dough-nut
doughball

Literary usage of Douching

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fertility, Family Planning, and Women's Health: New Data From the 1995 by Joyce C. Abma, A. Chandra, W. Mosher, L. Peterson (1998)
"Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and douching Pelvic inflammatory disease, or PID, is caused by a variety of infectious agents. PID can cause recurrent pain, ..."

2. The Principles of Therapeutics by Oliver Thomas Osborne (1921)
"NASAL douching Nasal spraying has already been described. Nasal douching is valuable for certain conditions, but may be harmful in any condition if not ..."

3. A Manual of gynaecology by Thomas Watts Eden (1911)
"PART XV THERAPEUTICAL NOTES VAGINAL douching There are three different purposes ... (i) For this purpose douching is frequently employed by women who are in ..."

4. The Diseases of the Nose, Mouth, Pharynx and Larynx: A Textbook for Students by Alfred Bruck (1910)
"If a movement of swallowing is excited, douching should be interrupted. 6. The patient must be forbidden to blow the nose after douching until the fluid has ..."

5. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technic: A Manual of Practical Procedures by Albert Sidney Morrow (1921)
"Therapeutic Measures NASAL douching Nasal douching is employed for the purpose of cleansing the nasal cavity prior to operative procedures or for the ..."

6. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1895)
"SHOULD ANTISEPTIC VAGINAL douching BE MADE A ROUTINE PRACTICE DURING THE PUERPERIUM? BY ADAM H. WRIGHT, MD, TORONTO. ..."

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