n.
Pronunciation: di- ' br ē d-m ə nt, d ā -, - ˌ mänt, d ā -br ē d- ' mä n
Function: noun
Etymology: French débridement, from débrider to remove adhesions, literally, to unbridle, from Middle French desbrider, from des- de- + bride bridle, from Middle High German br ī del ― more at BRIDLE
Date: circa 1842
: the usually surgical removal of lacerated, devitalized, or contaminated tissue
– de · bride \ di- ' br ē d, d ā - \ transitive verb