barbotage

English

Noun

barbotage (plural barbotages)

1. Repeated injection and aspiration of fluid, used in such instances as the injection of spinal anesthetic, to break up and remove calcification (e.g., in a joint), and for obtaining fluid cytology (e.g., from the bladder or urethra).

French

Etymology

From barboter +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

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Noun

barbotage m (plural barbotages)

1. splashing
2. a mixture of bran and water used to feed animals

Further reading

• “barbotage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.