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Wound
In medicine, a wound is a
type of physical trauma
wherein the skin is torn,
cut or punctured (an open
wound), or where blunt force
trauma causes a contusion (a
closed wound). In pathology,
it specifically refers to a
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Maggot therapy
Maggot Therapy (also known
as Maggot Debridement
Therapy (MDT), larval
therapy, larva therapy, or
larvae therapy), is the
intentional introduction by
a health care practitioner
of live, disinfected maggots
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Maggot
A maggot is the larval stage
of the fly life cycle,
famous for eating
decomposing flesh. Sometimes
"maggot" is used to refer to
the larval stage of any
insect. Maggots are
generally 4 to 12 mm in
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Ulcer
An ulcer is an open sore of
the skin, eyes or mucous
membrane, often caused, but
not exclusively, by an
initial abrasion and
generally maintained by an
inflammation, an infection,
and/or medical conditions
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