shedding (redirected from shedding agent)

shedding,

n See exfoliation.

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shedding

1. exfoliation of entire skin, called also ecdysis, exuviate.

2. falling out of haircoat.

3. putting animals into a shed.

4. excretion of an infectious agent from the body of an infected host.

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shedding agent

an agent, e.g. a wild animal, shedding an infectious agent.