debridement

de·bride·ment

noun
\di-ˈbrēd-mənt, dā-, -ˌmänt, dā-brēd-ˈmäⁿ\

Definition of DEBRIDEMENT

: the usually surgical removal of lacerated, devitalized, or contaminated tissue

— de·bride \di-ˈbrēd, dā-\ transitive verb

Origin of DEBRIDEMENT

French débridement, from débrider to remove adhesions, literally, to unbridle, from Middle French desbrider, from des- de- + bride bridle, from Middle High German brīdel — more at bridle

First Known Use: circa 1842

Rhymes with DEBRIDEMENT

accouchement, aide-de-camp, au courant, battement, bien-pensant, ci-devant, contretemps, denouement, en passant, fainéant, insouciant, Maupassant, Orléans, Perpignan, rapprochement, revenant, se tenant, soi-disant, vol-au-vent