ecdysis
[casting off feathers, hair, or cuticle; 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. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0282576- Organism Function
Relation/PAR: growth/development
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