debridement
debridement — noun
1. a medical procedure that clears away dead, dirty, or badly damaged flesh from an
a medical procedure that clears away dead, dirty, or badly damaged flesh from an injured area so healing can restart and infection is less likely
The surgeon performed debridement after the burn on Hugo's arm got infected.
perform debridement after wound infection
Doctors ordered debridement to remove black tissue from Vivek's badly burned foot.
debridement to remove damaged tissue
Without debridement, the wound on Noor's leg would heal much more slowly.
After the bike crash, Noa needed debridement to clean gravel from the cut.
- wound cleaning
broader and less exact; it can mean simple washing without tissue removal
- excision
often stresses cutting a part out cleanly, while debridement focuses on clearing harmful tissue from a wound
- tissue removal
a plain descriptive phrase, not the standard medical term
文法句型
perform debridement
need debridement
debridement of + wound/body part
用法筆記
Usually refers to a medical step done to a wound, burn, or ulcer rather than to ordinary washing. It often appears after verbs such as perform, need, or undergo.