debridement

de·bride·ment  (dbrd-mä, d-brdmnt)

n.

Surgical excision of dead, devitalized, or contaminated tissue and removal of foreign matter from a wound.

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[French débridement, from débrider, to unbridle, debride (from the likening of constricting bands of tissue to bridles), from Old French desbrider : des-, de- + bride, bridle (probably from Middle High German brdel, rein).]

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de·bride v.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

debridement - surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"