DEBRIDEMENT


Meaning of DEBRIDEMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈbrēd-mənt, dā-, -ˌmänt, dā-brēd-ˈmäⁿ ]

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 brīdel — more at bridle

Date: circa 1842

: the usually surgical removal of lacerated, devitalized, or contaminated tissue

• de·bride di-ˈbrēd, dā- transitive verb

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