lavage
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0600044
Term info
IAO 0000111
lavage
IAO 0000119
OBI branch derived
definition
A protocol application to separate cells and/or cellular secretions from an anatomical space by the introduction and removal of fluid
editor note
This is not washing, in which case the material of interest is not the resulting fluid
example of usage
the collection of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) from the lungs of mice in order to study the cytokines present
has curation status
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000120
term editor
PlanAndPlannedProcess Branch