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debridement
debridement /dəˈbraɪdmənt/
noun
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Surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
(
debridement
)
surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
The wound required debridement to promote proper healing.
The wound required debridement to promote proper healing.
surveying instrument
surveying instrument /sərˈveɪɪŋ ˈɪnstrəmənt/
noun
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An instrument used by surveyors
(
surveying instrument
, surveyor's instrument
)
an instrument used by surveyors
Ancylus fluviatilis
Ancylus fluviatilis /ˈænsɪləs fluːviːˈætɪlɪs/
noun
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Minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants
(
Ancylus fluviatilis
, freshwater limpet
, river limpet
)
minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants
phylogenesis
phylogenesis /ˌfaɪloʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
noun
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(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
(
evolution
, organic evolution
, phylogenesis
, phylogeny
)
(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
