Definition of slough - Rhyme Finder

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Noun

necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

Noun

a hollow filled with mud

Noun

a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)

Noun

any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)

Verb

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"

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exuviate gangrene molt moult shed sphacelus

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bog cast cast off cover covering drop natural covering pathology peat bog shake off shed swamp swampland throw throw away throw off

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clostridial myonecrosis cold gangrene desquamate dry gangrene emphysematous gangrene emphysematous phlegmon gangrenous emphysema gas gangrene gas phlegmon mumification necrosis mummification peel off progressive emphysematous necrosis

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