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sloughing |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slough \Slough\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sloughed}; p. pr & vb n. {Sloughing}.] (Med.) To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; -- often used with off or away as a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sloughing \Slough"ing\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and crustaceans; ecdysis. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sloughing n : the process whereby something is shed [syn: {shedding}]
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