douching

Variant of douche

noun

  1. a jet of liquid applied externally or internally to some part of the body, esp. as a bath or treatment
  2. a bath or treatment of this kind; esp., a stream of water, often containing a special preparation, introduced into the vagina to cleanse it
  3. a device for douching

Origin: Fr < It doccia, shower bath, orig., conduit, back-form. < doccione, water pipe < L ductio, a leading away < ductus: see duct

transitive verb, intransitive verb douched, douching

to apply a douche to (some part of the body, esp. the vagina)
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