langgas
langgás with stress marks
wash a wound with antiseptic
Usage Note
Langgas specifically refers to washing or irrigating a wound with a liquid — water, antiseptic, or alcohol — to clean it. It is a practical medical first-aid term used at home and in rural health care. The imagery is of flushing rather than dabbing, emphasising the rinsing action.
Examples
" Nilanggas niya ang sugat. "
Natural Translation
She washed the wound with antiseptic.
Literal Translation
Washed she the wound.
" Kailangan ng langgas ang sugat. "
Natural Translation
The wound needs washing with antiseptic.
Literal Translation
Need of wash-with-antiseptic the wound.
" Bago tinakpan ng benda, maingat na nilanggas ng nars ang sugat upang matanggal ang lahat ng dumi. "
Natural Translation
Before covering it with a bandage, the nurse carefully washed the wound to remove all the dirt.
Literal Translation
Before covered with bandage, carefully washed by-the nurse the wound so-that removed the all of dirt.
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