Look up: Debridement

1. debridement
   [n] - surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
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2. Debridement
   treatment of a bacterial infection by removing irritants (bacteria, calculus) from the periodontal pocket so as to allow healing of adjacent tissues.
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3. Debridement
   A method of cleaning an open wound that involves the removal of dead tissue and foreign bodies, so that healing may take place.
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4. Débridement
   Literally the “unbridlingâ€? of a wound. Strictly speaking, it refers to the extension of a wound and the opening up of the planes of the injured tissue, usually in the context of open fractures, as described by Amboise Paré in the 16th century. It has come to be used loosely to encompass ...
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5. Debridement
   surgical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue, or some foreign material from a wound or burn
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6. Debridement
   The surgical removal of damaged or infected material
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7. Debridement
   The excision of dead tissue from a wound in order to remove food on which organisms can grow.
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8. Debridement
   Debridement: The act of debriding (removing dead, contaminated or adherent tissue or foreign material). Debridement encompasses enzymatic debridement (as with proteolytic enzymes), mechanical nonselective debridement (as in a whirlpool), and sharp debridement (by surgery). See: Debride.
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9. debridement
   A term of French origin for the removal of necrotic, infected or foreign material from a wound.
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10. debridement
    <surgery> A term of French origin for the removal of necrotic, infected or foreign material from a wound. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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11. debridement
    noun surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
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12. débridement
    (da-brēd-maw´) the removal of all foreign material and all contaminated and devitalized tissues from or adjacent to a traumatic or infected area until surrounding healthy tissue is exposed.
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13. debridement
    (from the article `medicine, history of`) ...surgery performed under aseptic conditions. Now they found themselves faced with the need to treat large numbers of grossly contaminated wounds in ...
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14. Debridement
    Removing foreign matter or dead tissue.
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15. Debridement
    Cleaning a wound through the removal of dead, damaged or diseased tissue
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16. Debridement
    ) is the medical removal of a patient`s dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue. Removal may be surgical, mechanical, chemical, autolytic (self-digestion), and by maggot therapy, where certain species of live maggots selectively eat only nec...
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