Meaning & use
debridement
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The medical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue from a wound to promote healing.
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The surgeon performed debridement on the burn before applying a new dressing.
Without proper debridement, the wound was at high risk of infection.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from French "débridement," literally "unbridling," originally used for surgically relieving pressure or constriction.
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excision
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