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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROUD FLESH

From proud (swollen, protruding).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROUD FLESH

proud flesh play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROUD FLESH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proud flesh is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROUD FLESH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Granulation tissue

Granulation tissue is new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process. Granulation tissue typically grows from the base of a wound and is able to fill wounds of almost any size.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROUD FLESH

protrusiveness
protuberance
protuberancy
protuberant
protuberantly
protuberate
protuberation
protyl
protyle
proud
proudful
proudhearted
Proudhon
proudish
proudly
proudness
prounion
Proust
Proustian
proustite

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROUD FLESH

carrion flesh
disflesh
enflesh
flesh
goose flesh
horseflesh
in the flesh
plesh
pound of flesh
press the flesh
unflesh

Synonyms and antonyms of proud flesh in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «proud flesh» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROUD FLESH

Find out the translation of proud flesh to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of proud flesh from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proud flesh» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

骄傲的肉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carne orgullosa
570 millions of speakers

English

proud flesh
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गर्व मांस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللحم فخور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гордится плоть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carne orgulhosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গর্বিত মাংস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chair fier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Daging yang sombong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wucherung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

肉芽組織
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자랑스럽게 살
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bangga daging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thịt tự hào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெருமை சதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गर्विष्ठ शरीर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şişlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carne orgogliosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dumny ciało
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пишається плоть
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

carne mândru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερήφανος σάρκα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trots vlees
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stolt köttet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stolt kjøtt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proud flesh

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROUD FLESH»

The term «proud flesh» is normally little used and occupies the 134.099 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROUD FLESH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proud flesh

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROUD FLESH»

Discover the use of proud flesh in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proud flesh and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Proud flesh
Text by C.D. Wright.
Sally Mann, C. D. Wright, Gagosian Gallery, 2009
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Proud Flesh
1924. The story begins: In the dark, she grasped his arm.
Lawrence Rising, 2005
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Proud Flesh
Panning across its characters like a camera, this is lyric poetry as film noire, filled with jealousy, violence and sexual obsession.
John Wilkinson, 2005
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Proud Flesh
Hidden jealousies erupt, old secrets emerge, old wounds reopen. Passion, violence, and devastating love explode as a proud family gather to await the death of the family's matriarch.
William Humphrey, 1984
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Horse Owner's Veterinary Handbook
Granulation Tissue (Proud Flesh) Part of the process that occurs during the healing of a wound is the formation of granulation tissue. When the skin surface has been cut, the defect must be filled in before the skin can regrow. Granulation tissue ...
Thomas Gore, DVM, Paula Gore, James M. Giffin, MD, 2008
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The New Science of Healing: The Doctrine of the Unity of ...
300 Part II. monly known as "proud flesh", are far less dangerous than cancer. They can also be much more rapidly healed, inasmuch as, in the rule, the proud flesh can be transformed into pus more quickly. In this way the expulsion of foreign ...
Louis Kuhne, 1993
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General Pathology for Veterinary Nurses
Proud flesh Equine nurses in particular may encounter an aberrant type of healing, usually on horses' legs, which is known as 'proud' flesh. Proud flesh is excess granulation tissue that forms a domed area protruding from or standing ' proud' ...
Harriet Brooks, 2013
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Veterinary Treatment for Working Equines
Clinicians should be aware that on occasions they may enlarge a hole in the sole through which proud flesh from the sensitive tissue underneath will then protrude. The sole should then be poulticed to make 100% certain that there is no more ...
Graham R. Duncanson, 2010
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Leg and Hoof Care for Horses
Another less serious complication, but one that still re- quires veterinary attention, is proud flesh. Granulation tissue naturally fills in the wound and has tiny blood vessels that help feed the new skin growth. However, when granulation Any time  ...
Micaela Myers, Kelly Meadows
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Back to Eden: A Human Interest Story of Health and ...
Finding there was proud flesh, I put on burnt alum powder. This killed the proud flesh. I then asked him to place his foot in water as hot as he could stand it for several minutes, then plunge it into cold water for a few seconds, repeating this ...
Jethro Kloss, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROUD FLESH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proud flesh is used in the context of the following news items.
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Magic Mike XXL... Movie Review.... Still Perspiring
... Carolin for showing the heat of frustrated women longing for firm male flesh. ... to be told they are beautiful, sexy, loving and also specimens of proud flesh too ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Tackling Tough-to-Heal Wounds
Wounds will spread open with very little flesh beneath to support, so when the ... Caustic powders purported to minimize proud flesh (excessive granulation ... «TheHorse.com, Jul 15»
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Sally Mann's memoir 'Hold Still' as lyrical as her photos
... ("Immediate Family"), landscapes of her beloved Virginia ("Deep South") and vivid, raw images of her own body and that of her husband's ("Proud Flesh"). «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
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Sally Mann on Her New Memoir and the Fate of Art Photography in …
... wounds in Deep South (2005); and her once strong-bodied husband of more than four decades, Larry, ravaged by muscular dystrophy in Proud Flesh (2009). «Vogue.com, May 15»
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A Sneak Peek at Sally Mann's New Collection of Family Photographs
And with 2009's “Proud Flesh,” Mann turned her eye towards her husband of over four decades, in a candid portrait series revealing his once-powerful body, ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
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Sally Mann's Exposure
I call this project “Proud Flesh.” In taking these pictures, I joined the thinly populated group of women who have looked unflinchingly at men, and who frequently ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
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Elanco launches equine wound healing gel
With the reduction in the need for dressings and proud flesh control Vulketan has proven to be an advantageous product which owners value." Vulketan is ... «VetSurgeon.org, Dec 14»
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Shock Wave Therapy for Lower Leg Wounds on Horses
According to the study authors, veterinarians can treat wounds prone to developing proud flesh with ESWT weekly with 100 pulses/cm2 of wound area at a ... «TheHorse.com, May 13»
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Maggots can help heal horse wounds, study shows
Dumped horse had 15 open flesh wounds Skewbald mare found beside ... Hints on proud flesh in the horse Proud flesh is a problem when a wound has to heal ... «Horsetalk, Feb 13»
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Proper wound treatment can reduce complications
Bigger wounds run the risk of developing proud flesh, which is excessive granulation. This needs to be dealt with when it appears, to prevent bigger problems ... «Horsetalk, Jan 13»

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