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bridement — (bri de man) s. m. Action de brider. HISTORIQUE XVIe s. • Grande gueule et bien fendue, pour le facile bridement, O. DE SERRES 301. ÉTYMOLOGIE Brider … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
surgical dйbridement — dйbridement by mechanical methods, usually sharp dissection … Medical dictionary
enzymatic dйbridement — removal of fibrinous or purulent exudate by application of a nontoxic and nonirritating enzyme that is capable of lysing fibrin, denatured collagen, and elastin but does not destroy normal tissue … Medical dictionary
plasmin — A serine proteinase hydrolyzing peptides and esters of l arginine and l lysine and converting fibrin to soluble products; occurs in plasma as the precursor plasminogen (profibrinolysin) and is activated to p. by organic solvents, which remove an… … Medical dictionary
papain — pa·pa·in pə pā ən, pī n a crystallizable protease in the juice of the green fruit of the papaya obtained usu. as a brownish powder and used chiefly as a tenderizer for meat and in medicine as a digestant and as a topical agent in the debridement… … Medical dictionary
salière — (sa liè r ) s. f. 1° Pièce de vaisselle pour mettre du sel. Salière de faïence, d argent. Une superstition vulgaire regarde une salière renversée comme une annonce de malheur. • Il [Montrevel] avait les misères des femmes qui l avaient… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
physiologic curettement — enzymatic dйbridement … Medical dictionary
dextranomer — dex·trano·mer (dek stranґo mər) a preparation of highly hydrophilic dextran polymers occurring as small beads, used in dйbridement of secreting wounds, such as venous stasis ulcers; the sterilized beads are poured over secreting wounds to… … Medical dictionary
йpluchage — йplu·chage (a″ploo shahzhґ) [Fr. “cleaning,†“pickingâ€] removal of contused and contaminated tissues from a wound. Cf. dйbridement … Medical dictionary
sutilains — su·ti·lains (sooґtĭ lāns) a substance containing proteolytic enzymes derived from Bacillus subtilis, used as a proteolytic agent for dйbridement of wounds … Medical dictionary
