Phrase guide

nasal irrigation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A personal hygiene practice which involves flooding the nasal cavity with warm saline solution (salt water).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: hygiene

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nasal douche, nasal lavage

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼻沖洗 /鼻冲洗 (bí chōngxǐ) — personal hygiene practice
  • Czech: vyplachování nosu — personal hygiene practice
  • Finnish: nenähuuhtelu — personal hygiene practice
  • Japanese: 鼻洗浄 (hana senjō) — personal hygiene practice
  • Russian: промыва́ние но́са (promyvánije nósa) — personal hygiene practice