Debridement

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Debridement \De*bride"ment\, n.
     the surgical excision of dead, contaminated, or damaged
     tissue, and foreign matter, especially from a wound.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  debridement
       n : surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a
           wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing