debridement

• débridement

Borrowed from French débridement.

• IPA^(key): /deɪbɹiːdˈmɑ̃/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈbɹiːdmənt/

debridement (countable and uncountable, plural debridements)

1. (medicine) The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
   • 2021, Stephen Andrew Moore, Angela Yen Moore, “The Role of Biofilms and the Microbiome”, in Stephen K. Tyring, Stephen Andrew Moore, Angela Yen Moore, Omar Lupi, editors, Overcoming Antimicrobial Resistance of the Skin (Updates in Clinical Dermatology), Springer Nature Switzerland AG, published 2022, →ISBN, part V (Innovative Therapies on the Forefront), page 209, column 1:

     Originally, debridement of wounds was widely employed so that healing could occur as an acute wound instead of a chronic wound.

2. (dentistry) The removal of the dental tartar that has accumulated over teeth, typically done using hand tools and ultrasound instruments.