debride - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
Verb
debride (third-person singular simple present debrides, present participle debriding, simple past and past participle debrided)
- (transitive) To remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from (a wound or the like).
Etymology
Borrowed from French débrider (“to unbridle, unharness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dɪˈbɹiːd/, /diːˈbɹiːd/
- Rhymes: -iːd
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