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What does discontinuity in epidermis mean in layman terms?
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Break: Anything from a paper cut to a scratch to a little blister to a fissure to a gunshot wound. Everything depends on the context of the description. I'm glad you're proactive and hope you can have the big picture clarified.
Answered 3/5/2015
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