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flesh (flesh) 1. muscular tissue. 2. skin. goose flesh cutis anserina. proud flesh exuberant amounts of soft, edematous, granulation tissue developing during healing of large surface wounds.
flesh, the soft, muscular tissues of the body. See also muscle. flesh the soft muscular tissue of the animal body. flesh flies large blowflies of the subfamily Sarcophaginae and the genera Sarcophaga and Wohlfahrtia. flesh marks patches on a horse's skin where there is no normal skin pigment. milky flesh myoliquefaction observed at necropsy in teleosts; caused by infection with myxosporeans of the genera Kudoa, Unicapsula, Chloromyxum, Henneguya. Also thought to be sometimes associated with infections by microsporidia. proud flesh exuberant amounts of soft, edematous, unhealthy-looking granulation tissue developing during healing of large surface wounds. flesh side the rough side of leather or skin; the side that was undermost in the live state. flesh Skin and/or muscle. See Fish flesh, Proud flesh. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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