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Definition of Sloughing

Sloughing
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.
Sloughing
Sloughing Slough"ing, n. (Zo["o]l.) The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and crustaceans; ecdysis.

Meaning of Sloughing from wikipedia

- Slough (/slaʊ/) is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Thames Valley, 20 miles (32 km) west of central London and 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Reading...
- moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process by which an...
- however, skin sloughing can also be the result of a medical condition or disease. Common, nonthreatening skin conditions can cause sloughing. Dry skin can...
- Sloughing may refer to: Sloughing, in biology, shedding or casting off dead tissue Skin sloughing, shedding dead surface cells off the skin Soil sloughing...
- Slew (disambiguation) Sloughing (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with slough All pages with titles containing slough This disambiguation...
- compaction and destabilizing soil structure, leading to soil sloughing. The likelihood of soil sloughing can increase after vegetation is removed from the bank...
- A slough (/sluː/ or /slaʊ/ ) is a wetland, usually a swamp or shallow lake, often a backwater to a larger body of water. Water tends to be stagnant or...
- Greater London, which includes the county's largest towns: Reading (174,224), Slough (164,793), Bracknell (113,205), and Maidenhead (70,374). The west is rural...
- Slough House is a series of spy novels by the British author Mick Herron. Herron began writing the first volume, Slow Horses, in 2008, and published it...
- The Borough of Slough is a unitary authority with borough status in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, Southern England. The borough is centred around...