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Slough
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Chapter 6 — Integumentary System
SLO
slough
/slŭf/
clinical_concept
y
ellow, stringy, moist necrotic tissue present in the base of a healing or infected wound
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burn - superficial
burn - partial-thickness
burn - full-thickness
Rule of Nines
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