- sloughing ulcer
- phagedenic u. (def. 1).
Medical dictionary. 2011.
sloughing ulcer
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Sloughing — Slough Slough, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sloughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sloughing}.] (Med.) To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ulcer — An area of tissue erosion, for example, of the skin or lining of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Due to the erosion, an ulcer is concave. It is always depressed below the level of the surrounding tissue. Ulcers can have diverse causes. Ulcers on … Medical dictionary
ulcer disease — noun : a common and destructive bacterial disease of young trout especially in hatcheries that is characterized by extensive skin lesions and sloughing ulcerations and is distinguished with difficulty from furunculosis … Useful english dictionary
tropical ulcer — n a chronic sloughing sore of unknown cause occurring usu. on the legs and prevalent in wet tropical regions * * * a skin disease prevalent in wet tropical regions. A large open sloughing sore usually develops at the site of a wound or abrasion.… … Medical dictionary
Curling's ulcer — Classification and external resources DiseasesDB 3237 MeSH D004381 Curling s ulcer is an acute … Wikipedia
phagedenic ulcer — 1. any of a group of conditions due to bacterial invasion of a cutaneous lesion or of the intact skin of a person with impaired resistance; it is characterized by necrotic ulceration and prominent tissue destruction. The group includes desert… … Medical dictionary
tropical ulcer — Naga sore a skin disease prevalent in wet tropical regions. A large open sloughing sore usually develops at the site of a wound or abrasion. The ulcer, commonly located on the feet and legs, is often infected with spirochaetes and bacteria and… … The new mediacal dictionary
tropical ulcer — noun 1. : leishmaniasis of the skin compare oriental sore 2. : a chronic sloughing sore of unknown cause occurring usually on the legs and prevalent in wet tropical regions … Useful english dictionary
Slough — Slough, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sloughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sloughing}.] (Med.) To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sloughed — Slough Slough, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sloughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sloughing}.] (Med.) To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
