"debridement" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /deɪbɹiːdˈmɑ̃/, /dɪˈbɹiːdmənt/ [UK] Forms: debridements [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French débridement. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|débridement}} French débridement Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} debridement (countable and uncountable, plural debridements)
  1. (medicine) The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (the removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue): sebtisztítás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-debridement-en-noun-suLCbjvz Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'the removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue': 91 9
  2. (dentistry) The removal of the dental tartar that has accumulated over teeth, typically done using hand tools and ultrasound instruments. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dentistry
    Sense id: en-debridement-en-noun-XWc-tN1N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 31 69 Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: débridement Derived forms: biodebridement

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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