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de⋅bride⋅ment

  [di-breed-muhnt, dey-]
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–noun
surgical removal of foreign matter and dead tissue from a wound.
Origin:
1835–45; < F débridement, equiv. to débride(r) to take away the bridle, MF desbrider (des- de- + brider, deriv. of bride bridle ) + -ment -ment
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de·bride·ment   (dā'brēd-mäɴ', dĭ-brēd'mənt)   
n.  Surgical excision of dead, devitalized, or contaminated tissue and removal of foreign matter from a wound.

[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 brīdel, rein).]
de·bride' v.
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Main Entry: de·bride·ment
Pronunciation: di-'brEd-m&nt, dA-, -"mänt, -"män
Function: noun
: the surgical removal oflacerated, devitalized, or contaminated tissue
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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