debriding
Cutting away necrosis
Debriding is the removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue from a wound to promote healing.
Medical professionals debride wounds surgically, chemically, or through other methods: The surgeon spent an hour debriding the burn.
The process exposes healthy tissue underneath and prevents infection from spreading.
Of dying tissue
- sloughBoggy ground or cast-off skin
- escharNecrotic tissue crust
- ulcerErosive tissue wound
- gangreneTissue death from bloodlessness
biofilm · exudate · granulation · necrosis · abscess · infected · chronic · diabetic
Involving biological catalysts
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- biologicalRelating to living organisms
- surgicalRelating to operations
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
collagenase · papain · hydrogel · maggot therapy · whirlpool · ultrasonic · conservative · selective
Precise surgical knife
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
resection · hemostat · cauterization · curette · lancet · retractor · clamps · sutures
Making into small grains
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- contractionReduction in size
- repairRestore to working order
recovery · wound healing · tissue formation · scarring · remodeling · proliferation · angiogenesis · collagen
necrotic
Of dying tissue
gangrene · biofilm · exudate · granulation · necrosis · abscess · infected · chronic · diabetic · pressure sore
enzymatic
Involving biological catalysts
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- biologicalRelating to living organisms
- surgicalRelating to operations
chemical · collagenase · papain · hydrogel · maggot therapy · whirlpool · ultrasonic · conservative · selective · nonselective
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
dissection · resection · hemostat · cauterization · curette · lancet · retractor · clamps · sutures · sharp
granulation
Making into small grains
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- contractionReduction in size
repair · recovery · wound healing · tissue formation · scarring · remodeling · proliferation · angiogenesis · collagen · maturation
debridinggrafting
Joining tissues to grow together
bandaging · skin grafting · dressing · covering · sealing
debridingclosing
Final stage of something
suturing · healing · regenerating · granulating · scarring
debridinggrafting
Joining tissues to grow together
transplanting · regenerating · preserving · healing · cultivating
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