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• debridement
  debridement

  noun

  surgical removal of foreign matter and dead tissue from a wound.
• débridement
  débridement

  noun

  the surgical removal of dead tissue or cellular debris from the surface of a wound

debridement

American  

[dih-breed-muhnt, dey-] / dɪˈbrid mənt, deɪ- /

noun

1. surgical removal of foreign matter and dead tissue from a wound.

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débridement British  

/ dɪˈbriːdmənt, deɪ- /

noun

1. the surgical removal of dead tissue or cellular debris from the surface of a wound

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Etymology

Origin of debridement

1835–45; < French débridement, equivalent to débride ( r ) to take away the bridle, Middle French desbrider ( des- de- + brider, derivative of bride bridle ) + -ment -ment

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debridement

They know the sprained right ankle he played through in last year’s playoffs is still giving him problems, even after he had a debridement surgery on it this winter.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2025

Despite aggressive debridement — daily surgical scrapings of her wounds to clean out the infection — and expensive medications, the tissues in her leg grayed at the edges.

From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2024

In the patients who combined maggots with standard medical therapies, 80 percent achieved complete debridement, compared with only 48 percent in those who politely declined the worms.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2024

She said others “had been hastily patched up right after the earthquake but now required more further care, whether that is surgery or debridement of wounds.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2021

Puk underwent debridement shoulder surgery - removing debris from around the labrum and rotator cuff - and a cleanup from bursitis Wednesday by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2020