Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sloughing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sloughing \Slough"ing\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and
crustaceans; ecdysis.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sloughing
n : the process whereby something is shed [syn: {shedding}]
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