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Debridement

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Definition: The removal of foreign material and devitalized or contaminated tissue from or adjacent to a traumatic or infected lesion until surrounding healthy tissue is exposed. (Dorland, 27th ed)  do not use /util except by MeSH definition    Other names Debridements
 
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escharase  0   *Enzymes Debridement. Int J Tissue React 1983;5(2):125

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