English

Noun

débridement ‎(plural débridements)

1. (medicine) The removal of damaged or foreign tissue from a wound.
   • 2003, Rodriguez-Merchan, The Haemophilic Joints: New Perspectives (Blackwell 2003), page 96:

     In view of the underlying pathology, débridement is usually combined with late synovectomy.

French

Etymology

From débrider.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /debʁidmɑ̃/

Noun

débridement m ‎(plural débridements)

1. unbridling, unharnessing
2. lancing