sloughing – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
slough
v.
shed dead skin or tissue; abandon, throw off, get rid of; come off
Sloughing
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Sloughing (pronounced "sluffing") in
biology refers to the act of shedding or casting off dead tissue, such as cells of the
endometrium, shed during
menstruation, or the shedding of skin in
amphibians.
sloughing
Noun
1. the process whereby something is shed
(synonym) shedding
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(hyponym) abscission
(derivation) shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough
slough
Noun
1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
(synonym) gangrene, sphacelus
(hypernym) pathology
(hyponym) dry gangrene, cold gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummification
2. a hollow filled with mud
(hypernym) bog, peat bog
3. a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
(hypernym) swamp, swampland
4. any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
(derivation) shed, molt, exuviate, moult
Verb
1. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring"
(synonym) shed, molt, exuviate, moult
(hypernym) shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
(hyponym) desquamate, peel off
Sloughing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Slough
(n.)
The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and crustaceans; ecdysis.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
sloughing
See : Caving, pronounced : Sluffing
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