Usually means: Removal of damaged tissue, cleaning.
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  1. debridement: Merriam-Webster
  2. debridement: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. debridement: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. debridement: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. debridement: Wordnik
  7. debridement: Wiktionary
  8. debridement: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. debridement: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. debridement: Dictionary.com
  11. Debridement (dental), Debridement: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. debridement: Rhymezone
  13. debridement: FreeDictionary.org
  14. debridement: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  15. debridement: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. debridement: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. debridement: Encyclopedia

Medicine (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. debridement: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Debridement: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  4. Debridement: Diabetes Dictionary
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  7. debridement: Medical dictionary
  8. Debridement: Drug Medical Dictionary
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  1. debridement: A Word A Day

(Note: See debride as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (debridement)

noun:  (medicine) The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
noun:  (dentistry) The removal of the dental tartar that has accumulated over teeth, typically done using hand tools and ultrasound instruments.

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