3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sloughing \Slough"ing\, n. (Zool.) The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and crustaceans; ecdysis. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: sloughing n : the process whereby something is shed [syn: {shedding}]
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