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debridement


de·bride·ment

noun
\di-ˈbrēd-mənt, dā-, -ˌmänt, -ˌmäⁿ\

Definition of DEBRIDEMENT

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

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