debride

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/dɪˈbɹiːd//diːˈbɹiːd/

verb

To remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from (a wound or the like).

OriginFrench débrider ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdebride (third-person singular simple present debrides, present participle debriding, simple past and past participle debrided)

present singular third person debrides · participle present debriding · participle past debrided · past debrided · alternative débride · alternative misspelling debreed

  1. transitiveTo remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from (a wound or the like).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Middle Frenchdes-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*de
  9. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  10. Proto-Italic*dē
  11. Latindē
  12. Latindē-
  13. Frenchdé-
  14. Frenchbride
  15. Frenchbrider
  16. Frenchdébrider
  17. Englishdebride

Borrowed from French débrider (“to unbridle, unharness”).

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Translations

Catalan desbridar
  • desbridarto remove dead or damaged tissue
Dutch debrideren
  • debriderento remove dead or damaged tissue
Russian очища́ть ра́ну
  • очища́ть ра́ну (očiščátʹ ránu)to remove dead or damaged tissue
Spanish desbridar
  • desbridarto remove dead or damaged tissue

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with debride

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Anagrams

derbied
Cite this entry
APA

debride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debride

MLA

“debride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debride. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debride,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debride.

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