debridement

de·bride·ment | \ di-ˈbrēd-mənt

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, dā-, -ˌmänt, dā-brēd-ˈmäⁿ

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Definition of debridement

medical

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

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Recent Examples on the Web Mengden, who went 5-2 with a 4.83 ERA in 13 games with Oakland last season, had an elbow-debridement procedure that included shaving down a small bone spur. — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, "A’s catcher Sean Murphy passes a test; Daniel Mengden to resume throwing," 11 Mar. 2020 Mengden had an elbow debridement procedure and had a small bone spur shaved down; Rangers team doctor Keith Meister performed the surgery in Arlington, Texas. — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, "A’s Daniel Mengden has elbow cleanup procedure," 10 Feb. 2020 The procedure involved a lateral meniscal debridement, according to the A’s. — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, "A’s catcher Sean Murphy has surgery on his troublesome left knee," 10 Oct. 2019 All-Star shortstop Jorge Polanco had surgery on his right ankle last Friday, an arthroscopic debridement for an ankle impingement that had been bothering him. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, "Twins’ all-star shortstop Jorge Polanco has ankle surgery," 27 Nov. 2019 Cron underwent a surgical debridement of his thumb on Oct. 16, which the Twins say went well. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, "Twins first baseman C.J. Cron has thumb surgery," 22 Oct. 2019 Brown likely has had or will need a debridement procedure to hasten recovery. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Questions abound regarding Antonio Brown’s grotesque-looking foot condition," 3 Aug. 2019 His treatment included having his jaw re-set, dental extraction, and debridement (removal) of weak tissue. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "This Is What Happens When an E-Cigarette Explodes in Your Mouth," 19 June 2019 By the end, debridement was a more relevant term to the team than defense, given the joint cleanup surgeries done to Covington, Rose and Teague. — Dave Campbell, The Seattle Times, "Wolves seek establishment of stability, return to playoffs," 11 Apr. 2019

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“Debridement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debridement. Accessed 2 Jun. 2020.

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