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Molting

Medical Definition:	Casting off feathers, hair, or cuticle. Molting is a process of sloughing or desquamation, especially the shedding of an outer covering and the development of a new one. This phenomenon permits growth in arthropods, skin renewal in amphibians and reptiles, and the shedding of winter coats in birds and mammals.
Guide Notes:	IM; coord with arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals or specifics (IM)

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