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de⋅bride⋅ment
[di-breed-muh
nt, dey-] 
–noun
| surgical removal of foreign matter and dead tissue from a wound. |
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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
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