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debridement

/deɪbɹiːdˈmɑ̃/UK/dɪˈbɹiːdmənt/

debridement noun: the removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.

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.

debridement meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

debridement in Tamil

அன்னிய பொருளை நீக்கல், விபத்தில் சிதைந்த திசுக்களை அகற்றல்

debridement in Indonesian

the removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue
debridemen

Forms of debridement

pluraldebridements
alternative formdébridement

Origin of debridement

Borrowed from French débridement.

Words formed from debridement

Questions about debridement

What does debridement mean?
Debridement means the removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
What is debridement in Tamil?
Debridement in Tamil is அன்னிய பொருளை நீக்கல், விபத்தில் சிதைந்த திசுக்களை அகற்றல். See Debridement meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is debridement?
Debridement is a noun.
How do you pronounce debridement?
Debridement is pronounced /deɪbɹiːdˈmɑ̃/.
What is the plural of debridement?
The plural of debridement is debridements.

Words near debridement in the dictionary

  1. debridal
  2. debridation
  3. debridations
  4. debride
  5. debrided
  6. debridement
  7. debridements
  8. debrider
  9. debriders
  10. debrides
  11. debriding

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