What is it called when you scrape a wound?

What is it called when you scrape a wound? When you scrape the skin and create a wound, that wound is called an abrasion, also called a graze, brush burn, or road rash. When you clean or treat that wound by intentionally scraping or rubbing to remove dirt, debris, or dead tissue, that procedure is called debridement, and specifically mechanical debridement if using gauze or brush, or wound cleaning and irrigation. If a clinician gently scrapes the surface of a healing wound to collect cells for testing, that is called a wound scraping or wound culture scraping. Aggressively scraping a fresh wound at home is not recommended because it can damage new tissue and increase infection risk, gentle rinsing with clean water and mild soap to remove debris is preferred. In medical settings, if embedded debris cannot be removed with irrigation, a procedure called excisional or sharp debridement may be done with sterile instruments. If you are caring for an abrasion, wash hands, rinse wound under running water, remove visible particles with clean tweezers, apply petroleum jelly, and cover. Seek care if wound is large, deeply embedded, shows signs of infection, or tetanus vaccination not up to date.