n :  dead tissue separating from living tissue : esp  :  a mass of dead tissue separating from an ulcer
, vi :  to separate in the form of dead tissue from living tissue <dermal ing>  vt  :  to cast off < dead tissue>  <the uterine lining is ed>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  sa·li·va  salve  sal·via  self 
 
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