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de⋅bride

  [di-breed, dey-]
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–verb (used with object), -brid⋅ed, -brid⋅ing.
to clean (a wound) by debridement.
Origin:
by back formation
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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
Pronunciation: d&-'brEd, dA-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: de·brid·ed;de·brid·ing
: to cleanse by debridement
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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