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Slough

slough

(Science: ecology) A wet place of deep mud or mire, a sluggish channel, a swamp, bog, or marsh, especially one that is part of an inlet or backwater. Necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass.


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Re: Illness and Digestion...

... segment regarding inappetance.... Protein levels must be above a certain point (3mg/dl in veterinary medicine) otherwise the gut will start to slough (die and shed). When the gut starts to slough, you get bacterial translocation...bacteria moves from the alimentary system into the peritoneal/abdominal ...

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by cardiorrhexis
Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:58 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Illness and Digestion...
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