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débridement

débridement is the alternative form of debridement.

Meaning of debridement

Noun

debridement (countable and uncountable, plural debridements)

  1. The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
    • Originally, debridement of wounds was widely employed so that healing could occur as an acute wound instead of a chronic wound.2021, Stephen Andrew Moore, Angela Yen Moore, “The Role of Biofilms and the Microbiome”, in Stephen K. Tyring, Stephen Andrew Moore, Angela Yen Moore, Omar Lupi, editors, Overcoming Antimicrobial...
  2. The removal of the dental tartar that has accumulated over teeth, typically done using hand tools and ultrasound instruments.

Forms of débridement

pluraldébridements

Questions about débridement

What is débridement the alternative form of?
Débridement is the alternative form of debridement.

Words near débridement in the dictionary

  1. débonnaire
  2. débouché
  3. débouchés
  4. débride
  5. débrided
  6. débridement
  7. débridements
  8. débrides
  9. débriding
  10. débris
  11. début

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