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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debride.

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Examples

  • When faced with danger (like the daily debriding of the wound) I did my best not to flinch.

    Lisa Copen: Why Are We Expected to Be Brave in the Face of Illness? Lisa Copen 2010

  • The debriding process may be done using a variety of techniques:

    Recurrent Respiratory Papillomas 2010

  • When faced with danger (like the daily debriding of the wound) I did my best not to flinch.

    Why Are We Expected to Be Brave in the Face of Illness? Lisa Copen 2010

  • I still see the Doc at the wound care center for painful debriding. and home health still comes out to dress it every other day.

    A wheelchair accident: or how TubThumping lost me my virginity Elizabeth McClung 2007

  • The Premier reaps what he sowed based on the tactical goal of limiting damage to his administration through the control of information release, rather than on debriding the wound quickly and allowing recovery to take place.

    Stupid is...? Ed Hollett 2007

  • WONG: We would be debriding the -- the burned skin, essentially removing as much of the skin as possible.

    CNN Transcript Oct 27, 2006 2006

  • Though the hospital routine, the debriding, the surgeries and medication, all continued as before, I was now yearning for morning light, fresh air, a sunset.

    Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005

  • On Christmas Day, 1975, the dreaded debriding ritual was especially excruciating, for the nurse on duty that day was the dreaded Ruth.

    Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005

  • Later, the debriding schedule was modified to four times a week, but the treatments were still hellish.

    Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005

  • I also endured the hell of debriding four times a week, and halfway through that schedule, the bath gave way to the sponge.

    Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005

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