First Known Use: circa 1842
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debridement
noun de·bride·ment \di-ˈbrēd-mənt, dā-, -ˌmänt, dā-brēd-ˈmäⁿ\
Definition of DEBRIDEMENT
: the usually surgical removal of lacerated, devitalized, or contaminated tissue
— de·bride \di-ˈbrēd, dā-\ transitive verb
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Origin of DEBRIDEMENT
French débridement, from débrider to remove adhesions, literally, to unbridle, from Middle French desbrider, from des- de- + bride bridle, from Middle High German brīdel — more at bridle
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debridement
noun de·bride·ment \di-ˈbrēd-mənt, dā-, -ˌmänt, -ˌmäⁿ\
Medical Definition of DEBRIDEMENT
: the usually surgical removal of lacerated, devitalized, or contaminated tissue
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