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Poor wound healing
Poor healing (poor skin healing) is a symptom in which a person's skin does not heal properly after cuts and scrapes, or after surgery. The skin may take a long time to heal, or it may form a weaker/thinner type of skin or scar. Poor skin healing can be due to poor circulation, diabetes, infections, etc...
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Not sure why resident used a term like poor wound healing then left. I really need to know what that means.?
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