debride

See also: débridé and débride

English

Alternative forms

• debreed (misspelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from French débrider (“to unbridle, unharness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈbɹiːd/, /diːˈbɹiːd/

Verb

debride (third-person singular simple present debrides, present participle debriding, simple past and past participle debrided)

1. (transitive) To remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from (a wound or the like).

Related terms

• debridation
• debridement

Translations

to remove dead or damaged tissue

• Catalan: desbridar (ca)
• Dutch: debrideren

Further reading

• debride on Wikipedia.Wikipedia