debride |
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verb (debrides, debriding, debrided, debrided)
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(transitive) To remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from (a wound or the like).
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decompression |
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noun
- The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver)
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(medicine) The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery
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decortication |
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noun- The removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of anything
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dehiscence |
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noun
- Opening, gaping, in a general sense.
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(botany) The bursting of seed-pods, capsules etc.
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(medicine) A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.
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dermatome |
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noun
- an instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting
- an area of skin which is innervated by afferent nerve fibers coming to a single posterior spinal root
- the cutis plate
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dermoplasty |
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noun
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(context, surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
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drain |
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noun
- A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume.
The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.
- Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
That rental property is a drain on our finances.
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(vulgar) An act of urination.
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drainage |
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noun
- Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area.
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