debride.
To remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from (a wound or the like).
Meaning & usage
To remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from (a wound or the like).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. 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”).
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