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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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
“Sometimes when you get debridement in the elbow, it just inflames,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2022
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
Arkansas played a third straight game without second-leading scorer Isaiah Joe, who underwent arthroscopic debridement surgery on his right knee in February 4 because of recurring inflammation.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2020
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