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
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
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