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Debridement

/dɪˈbɹiːdmənt/

The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.

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noun

1
The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
2
The removal of the dental tartar that has accumulated over teeth, typically done using hand tools and ultrasound instruments.

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dermoabrasionnoun	Alternative spelling of dermabrasion. [A cosmetic medical procedure in which the surface of the epidermis of the skin is removed by abrasion, typically to remove scarring or sun-damaged skin.]
deconnoun	Abbreviation of decontamination. [The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.]
devascularisationnoun	Alternative spelling of devascularization. [The destruction or blocking of blood vessels and concomitant loss of blood supply to an organ]
demobnoun	(UK) Demobilization; release from military service.
electrodessicationnoun	Misspelling of electrodesiccation. [The drying of tissue, and the prevention of bleeding, using a high-frequency electric current]
dialysisnoun	(medicine) The use of this method for the removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
diafanizationnoun	Misspelling of diaphanization. [(biology) A technique in which a biological specimen is treated to make the skin and tissue diaphanous (i.e. transparent) whilst retaining body shape and staining the skeleton; tissue clearing]
microdiskectomynoun	Alternative spelling of microdiscectomy. [(surgery) microdecompression]
dispositionnoun	Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
del.noun	(law) Abbreviation of Delaware: a state of the United States, as used in case citations. [A river flowing from the Catskills through New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the northeastern United States and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay.]
decatheterizationnoun	The removal of a catheter
diachysisnoun	(medicine) Use of this method for removal of waste products from the blood in the case of liver failure: hemodiachysis or peritoneal diachysis.
diskectomynoun	Alternative spelling of discectomy. [(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of an intervertebral disc; discotomy.]
haemodialysisnoun	(British spelling, medicine) The use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
decompnoun	(slang, hacking) A decompilation (especially of a video game).
demobilisationnoun	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of demobilization. [The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.]
thromboendarteriectomynoun	Alternative spelling of thrombendarteriectomy. [(surgery) An operation to remove a thrombus and any diseased inner lining causing the obstruction of an artery]
dmeknoun	(medicine) Initialism of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty.
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deafferenationnoun	Misspelling of deafferentation. [(medicine) The state of having an incomplete afferent connection with the central nervous system.]