DEBRIDEMENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("debridement" is a kind of...):

operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)

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