English Explanatory Dictionary

debride

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/dɪˈbɹiːd/ /diːˈbɹiːd/

Word forms

debride debrides debriding debrided débride debreed

Etymology

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

Related words

debridation debridement

Derived words

debridal debrider nondebrided undebrided
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