Debride
/diːˈbraɪd/noun
To remove dead, damaged, or infected tissue from a wound.
Did you know?Debride comes from French débrider, originally meaning to unbridle or loosen, so the surgical sense was born from the idea of freeing a wound from its bindings.
Etymological Timeline
Old French
Old French
débrider
“to unbridle, loosen, remove a bridle”
14th Century
French
débrider
“to loosen or untie”
17th Century
French
débrider
“to open up, relieve, or remove constraints”
19th Century
English
debride
“to remove dead tissue from a wound”
Modern English
English
debride
“to surgically remove dead or infected tissue”