sloughing

3 definitions found

sloughing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

  Sloughing \Slough"ing\, n. (Zool.)
     The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and
     crustaceans; ecdysis.
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sloughing - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sloughing
      n 1: the process whereby something is shed [syn: shedding,
           sloughing]