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noun
The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
The removal of the dental tartar that has accumulated over teeth, typically done using hand tools and ultrasound instruments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
History
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 débrider Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French débridementbor. English debridement Borrowed from French débridement.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
