debrided
Dead tissue removed
Debrided is the past tense of debride, a medical term meaning to remove dead, damaged, or infected tissue from a wound to promote healing.
Surgeons debride burns, ulcers, and traumatic injuries: The surgeon debrided the wound before closing it.
The procedure itself is debridement.
Cutting out of tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
ablation · forceps · curette · irrigation · lavage · maggot therapy · scissors
Of dying tissue
- sloughBoggy ground or cast-off skin
- escharNecrotic tissue crust
- devitalizedRobbed of life force
- gangrenousAffected by tissue death
nonviable · biofilm · exudate · fibrin · granulation · epithelial · undermining · tunneling
Making into small grains
- wound closureSealing an open injury
- contractionReduction in size
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
fibroblasts · collagen · angiogenesis · wound healing · reepithelialization · scar formation · tissue repair
Treatment of bodily injuries
- dressing changeApplying fresh wound covering
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- saline solutionSalt dissolved in water
gauze · bandage · hydrogel · alginate · negative pressure · infection control · pain management · anesthesia
Erosive tissue wound
- pressure soreTissue damage from sustained compression
- burnDamage by heat
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- surgical woundIntentional operative cut
chronic wound · abscess · open wound · infected wound · fistula · decubitus
excision
Cutting out of tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
resection · ablation · forceps · curette · irrigation · lavage · maggot therapy · scissors
necrotic
Of dying tissue
- sloughBoggy ground or cast-off skin
- escharNecrotic tissue crust
- devitalizedRobbed of life force
gangrenous · nonviable · biofilm · exudate · fibrin · granulation · epithelial · undermining · tunneling · maceration
granulation
Making into small grains
- wound closureSealing an open injury
- contractionReduction in size
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
proliferation · fibroblasts · collagen · angiogenesis · wound healing · reepithelialization · scar formation · tissue repair
wound care
Treatment of bodily injuries
- dressing changeApplying fresh wound covering
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
saline solution · gauze · bandage · hydrogel · alginate · negative pressure · infection control · pain management · anesthesia · outpatient
ulcer
Erosive tissue wound
- pressure soreTissue damage from sustained compression
- burnDamage by heat
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
surgical wound · chronic wound · abscess · open wound · infected wound · fistula · decubitus
debridednecrotic
Of dying tissue
gangrenous · contaminated · infected · sloughy · devitalized