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Where does “debrider” come from?

debrider (English) comes from English debride, from French débrider, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

debrider (English): A device, used in ENT surgery, to remove polyps...

Definitions

  1. A device, used in ENT surgery, to remove polyps...

Ancestry of “debrider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdebrideTo remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from
2Frenchdébriderto unbridle, to unharness; to jailbreak; to soup...
3Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
4Middle Frenchdés-—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “debrider”

  • microdebrider
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