Douching [verb]
Definition of Douching:
drench, wet through
Synonyms of Douching:
● Permeate
● Suffuse
● Soak
● Wash
● Pervade
● Douse
● Infuse
● Imbue
● Steep
● Immerse
● Satiate
● Bathe
● Souse
● Sop
● Sate
● Surfeit
● Douche
● Overfill
● Waterlog
Sentence/Example of Douching:
The winter was very cold, and the douching which was ordered for his sprained foot to restore its strength gave him a cold.
Fritz's behaviour, perhaps, decided which of the two actions should be carried out—the douching or the fanning.
Some hold to dipping, some to douching, and some to sprinkling, as the scripture mode of administering it.
Local sepsis rarely follows if the precautions described be observed, and local douching is avoided.
Relief usually results from bathing, douching, and massage, and from repeated gentle stretching of the nerve.
Constitutional measures, massage, and douching should be employed, and the tendon should be protected from strain.
In some cases, however, douches work better, and the two best things for douching are: tincture of iodine and lactic acid.
The insertion of a suppository or douching can be easily done by the patient herself.
Alternate hot and cold douching, or hot-air baths, followed by massage, are also useful.
In some cases, however, douches work better and the two best things for douching are: tincture of iodine and lactic acid.