Word: debridement
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
bride
ment
Definition: The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.
Morphemes:
Affix: debride
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from (a wound or the like).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
Meaning: from
Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
Meaning: out
Affix: bride
Language: fr
Decoded: bride
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to choke (a motor)
Affix: -er
Language: fr
Decoded: -er
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.