Moth eaten Spirituality….
Moth eaten appearance is classically defined for Bone Tumors in X-rays and is described as “Areas of destruction with ragged borders”. This sign in X-ray implies more rapid growth of probably a malignancy. The common bone tumors which have such appearance are Myelomas, Metastases, Lymphoma and Ewing’s sarcoma. In Medicine, this is dangerous – the signs denote a rapidly advancing Malignant Lesion, which could potentially reduce your life span. The literal meaning is - Eaten away by moth larvae or Old and timeworn: or Shabby; decrepit. In 1965 in a lab a mutation of mice occurred,. The affected mice could be recognized at 3 or 4 days of age by patchy absence of pigment in the skin, and later by patchy absence or thinness of hair that gave the mice a moth-eaten appearance. By 3 weeks of age, lesions usually developed on the feet and progressed rapidly. Mortality of affected animals was high from