debridement
noun
de·bride·ment
di-ˈbrēd-mənt 
dā-,
-ˌmänt,
dā-brēd-ˈmäⁿ
medical
: the usually surgical removal of lacerated, devitalized, or contaminated tissue
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The worst part was the daily debridements — a brutally painful medical procedure that involves the removal of dead, damaged or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
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Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2024
Earlier this month, the 20-year-old infielder/outfielder underwent TFCC debridement surgery with Dr. Donald Sheridan in Dallas.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
Bautista, 28, underwent right elbow debridement and an ulnar nerve transposition, operations that include the removal of scar tissue and repositioning of a compressed nerve, respectively.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2024
Once the life and limb threatening injuries were addressed, debridement and washout of the knee wound was performed.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
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Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2024
Earlier this month, the 20-year-old infielder/outfielder underwent TFCC debridement surgery with Dr. Donald Sheridan in Dallas.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
Bautista, 28, underwent right elbow debridement and an ulnar nerve transposition, operations that include the removal of scar tissue and repositioning of a compressed nerve, respectively.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2024
Once the life and limb threatening injuries were addressed, debridement and washout of the knee wound was performed.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
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debridement
noun
de·bride·ment
di-ˈbrēd-mənt
dā-
dā-
-ˌmänt,
-ˌmäⁿ
: the usually surgical removal of lacerated, devitalized, or contaminated tissue
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