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debride

Pronunciation: /dɪˈbɹiːd/

The English word “debride” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

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

Etymology

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

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