debridement, débridement
(di-brēd′mĕnt )
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[Fr. débrider, to remove a bridle]
The removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, esp. in a wound.
debridedébride (dĕ-brēd′ )
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Debridement, Débridement." Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742059/all/debride.
Debridement, débridement. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742059/all/debride. Accessed October 11, 2026.
Debridement, débridement. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742059/all/debride
Debridement, Débridement [Internet]. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 October 11]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742059/all/debride.
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