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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  

/ deɪ-, dɪˈbriːdmənt /

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