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Extension (medicine) and debridement (medicine)


Extension (medicine)


extension


1. <orthopaedics> The movement by which the two elements of any jointed part are drawn away from each Other.

2. <anatomy> A movement which brings the members of a limb into or toward a straight relation.

Origin: L. Extensio


debridement (medicine)


debridement
<surgery> A term of French origin for the removal of necrotic, infected or foreign material from a wound.