1. Necrosed tissue separated from the living structure. 2. To separate from the living tissue, said of a dead or necrosed part. [M.E. slughe]
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slough 'sləf n dead tissue separating from living tissue esp a mass of dead tissue separating from an ulcer
slough vi to separate in the form of dead tissue from living tissue <dermal \sloughing> vt to cast off <\slough dead tissue> <the uterine lining is \sloughed>
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n.
dead tissue, such as skin, that separates from healthy tissue after inflammation or infection.
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(sluf) 1. necrotic tissue in the process of separating from viable portions of the body. 2. to shed or cast off.Medical dictionary. 2011.