avivement

a·vive·ment

(ah-vēv-mawn[h]'),

Obsolete term for the excision of the edges of a wound to facilitate the healing process.

[Fr. aviver, to quicken, revive]

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avivement

(ă-vēv-mŏn′) [Fr.]

Surgical trimming of wound edges before suturing them.

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