Debriding ointment.

Ethex Corporation's Ethezyme ointment ointment /oint·ment/ (oint´ment) a semisolid preparation for external application to the skin or mucous membranes, usually containing a medicinal substance.

oint·ment
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necrotic

of or pertaining to cell death and enzymatic degradation. tissue and liquifies slough Slough (slou), city (1991 pop. 106,341) and borough, central England. After World War I, the residential city and its outlying area underwent rapid industrial development, owing in part to its proximity to London. in lesions.

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Date:	Aug 1, 2001
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