debridement.

The removal of dead, damaged, infected, or contaminated tissue or material from a wound to aid treatment.

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Words that belong together

• wound debridement
• surgical debridement

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Debridement revealed how far the damaged tissue extended beneath the surface.

The surgeon explained the need for debridement before uncovering the wound.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural debridements for separate procedures. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.