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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Debridement

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Debridement  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • 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)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003646

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