verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/dɪˈbɹiːd/
/diːˈbɹiːd/
rhymes with -iːd
1
verb
Meaning 1
To remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from (a wound or the like).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-lbor. French dé- French bride Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French brider French débriderbor. English debride Borrowed from French débrider (“to unbridle, unharness”).
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
desbridar
— to remove dead or damaged tissue
Dutch:
debrideren
— to remove dead or damaged tissue
Russian:
очища́ть ра́ну
(očiščátʹ ránu)
— to remove dead or damaged tissue
Spanish:
desbridar
— to remove dead or damaged tissue