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toilet (medicine)


toilet


1. Cleansing of the obstetrical patient after childbirth or of a wound after an operation preparatory to the application of the dressing.

2. In dentistry, cavity debridement, the final step before placing a restoration in a tooth whereby the cavity is cleaned and all debris is removed.

Origin: Fr. Toilette