debride
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of debride
By back formation
Example Sentences
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To treat this, a doctor needs to use a scalpel to debride, or cut away, dead tissue.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2024
The first surgery that Mr. Leno underwent was to excise and debride damaged tissue and place temporary skin grafts to the burned areas, Dr. Grossman said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
Pirates: Triple-A Indianapolis INF Jung Ho Kang, who finished third in the NL Rookie of the Year voting in 2015, underwent surgery to debride his left wrist.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 3, 2018
Padres INF Logan Forsythe underwent arthroscopic surgery Thursday to debride his left knee.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2011
Even though some had wounds covered with molasses, lard, talcum powder, bluing, the surgeons did not debride, merely washed the burns with soap & water.
From Time Magazine Archive
Infected wounds are cleaned and debrided to remove any screwworm larvae, after which the animal is treated with an approved insecticide, DeNotta said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
She finally made her way to Prevention Point’s wound care clinic, where nurses debrided sores, dispensed antibiotic ointment and supplies and taught her how to change bandages.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2023
Rather than cut off the entire foot to ensure the infection would not spread, Hall checked and debrided the wound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
Doctors also found a cartilage tear that was debrided, but judged the ligament sound.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2012
Thus, maggots are debriding wounds better than surgeons, killing bacteria better than some of our best antibiotics, and stimulating blood flow in wizardlike ways.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2024
Hall took some scissors and a scalpel to remove infected and dead tissue — debriding the wound — and had him return repeatedly over several months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
Crawford was put on a catheter with antibiotics for six weeks and Hall kept debriding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
Carefully Dal began debriding the damaged outer layers.
From Star Surgeon by Nourse, Alan Edward
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