DEBRIDEMENT

debridement

(noun) surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

debridement (plural debridements)

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

(dentistry) The removal of the dental tartar that has accumulated over teeth, typically done using hand tools and ultrasound instruments.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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