sloughing  medical definition
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Sloughing For other uses, see Sloughing (disambiguation). Sloughing (pronounced sluffing) in biology refers to the act of shedding or casting off dead tissue, such as cells of the endometrium, shed during menstruation, or the shedding of skin in amphibians. Skin sloughing is the process of shedding dead surface cells from the skin.
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abrasion  [Ä-brÄâ²zhÅn] An excoriation, or circumscribed removal of the superficial layers of skin or mucous membrane. 2. A scraping away of a portion of the surface. 3. In dentistry, the pathologic grinding or wearing away of tooth substance by incorrect tooth-brushing methods, the presence of foreign objects, bruxism, or similar causes.
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What is a Charging System? There are a number of things that can go wrong with a charging system: 1  Insufficient Charging Output. If one of the three stator windings failed, the alternator would still charge, but only at two thirds of its normal output. 2  Too much voltage.
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Lysis Lysis. Definition. noun. (cytology). The disintegration or rupture of the cell membrane, resulting in the release of cell contents or the subsequent death of the cell. (medicine). The gradual recovery or recuperation from an acute disease. (suffix: - lysis). Decomposition, breakdown or disintegration. Supplement.
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slough verb. The definition of a slough is the skin of a snake or a layer or covering that has been discarded. An example of slough is the skin of an onion that's been removed and thrown away. Slough is defined as to shed or throw away. An example of slough is to exfoliate the skin on your body.
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slough 1 to cast off (as the skin of a snake or other animal), 1720, originally of diseased tissue, from Middle English noun slough shed skin of a snake (see slough (n.)). Related: Sloughed; sloughing. n. A layer or mass of dead tissue separated from surrounding living tissue, as in a wound, a sore, or an inflammation. v. sloughed, slough·ing, sloughs. To separate from surrounding living tissue. Used of dead tissue.
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Skin Debridement Techniques Modern medicine debridement may include removing necrotic tissues, foreign debris, bacteria or other devitalized tissue from the wound area. Tissue that is transitioning from viable to devitalized tissue is called slough. Tissue that is completely non-viable is called necrotic tissue.
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slough 1. a mass of dead tissue in, or cast out from, living tissue. 2. to shed or cast off. anesthetic slough. the iatrogenic slough caused by the injection of a necrotizing anesthetic solution subcutaneously in mistake for an intravenous injection.
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- Definition of SLOUGH. 1. a: to become shed or cast off b: to cast off one's skin c: to separate in the form of dead tissue from living tissue. 2. : to crumble slowly and fall away.transitive verb. 1. : to cast off. 2.earn More About SLOUGH. Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for slough. Spanish Central: Spanish translation of slough. Nglish: Translation of slough for Spanish speakers. Britannica English: Translation of slough for Arabic speakers.
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- flesh wound image by Allyson Ricketts from Fotolia.com. In the context of wounds, slough is dead skin tissue that may have a yellow or white appearance. It is important to remove this tissue to prevent infection and promote healing.lesh wound image by Allyson Ricketts from Fotolia.com. In the context of wounds, slough is dead skin tissue that may have a yellow or white appearance. It is important to remove this tissue to prevent infection and promote healing.
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- Trends of 'slough'. Translations for 'slough'. British English: slough VERB. When a plant sloughs its leaves, or an animal such as a snake sloughs its skin, the leaves or skin come off naturally.All reptiles have to slough their skin to grow.
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illuviation 1. (Geological Science) the process by which a material (illuvium), which includes colloids and mineral salts, is washed down from one layer of soil to a lower layer. [C20: from Latin illuviēs dirt, mud, from il- + -luviēs, from lavere to wash].. (Geological Science) the process by which a material (illuvium), which includes colloids and mineral salts, is washed down from one layer of soil to a lower layer. [C20: from Latin illuviēs dirt, mud, from il- + -luviēs, from lavere to wash].
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Wound care 1 Epithelializing: process by which the wound surface is covered by new epithelium, this begins when the wound has filled with granulation tissue. The tissue is pink, almost white, and only occurs on top of healthy granulation tissue.  Sloughy: the presence of devitalized yellowish tissue.
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Glossary of Water Purification and Water Filtration Terms medical Definition of leach 1: to subject to the action of percolating liquid (as water) in order to separate the soluble components 2: to dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid
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Lysis Lysis. Definition. noun. (cytology). The disintegration or rupture of the cell membrane, resulting in the release of cell contents or the subsequent death of the cell. (medicine). The gradual recovery or recuperation from an acute disease. (suffix: - lysis). Decomposition, breakdown or disintegration.
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Lexic.us Medical Definition of Excoriation. 1. 1. The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion. 2. Stripping of possession; spoliation.
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slough 2 n, the tissue that has been shed. slough. noun A deprecating term for a patient that a doctor, ward or hospital tries to pass off on another doctor, ward or hospital without appropriate indications. noun Dead skin or tissue that has fallen off of decubital ulcers or other parts of the patient’s body. verb To shed or remove dead tissue. slough.
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- Lymphadenopathy is a disease (-pathy) of the lymph nodes or glands (aden/o). The suffix -rrhage means: excessive discharge or bursting forth of fluid. The suffixes -rrhage and -rrhagia mean excessive flow or profuse fluid discharge. A hemorrhage is an excessive discharge of blood (hem/o).
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slough 1. a mass of dead tissue in, or cast out from, living tissue. 2. to shed or cast off. anesthetic slough. the iatrogenic slough caused by the injection of a necrotizing anesthetic solution subcutaneously in mistake for an intravenous injection.The common sites are over the anterior aspect of the forearm in small animals and over the jugular furrow in large animals.. a mass of dead tissue in, or cast out from, living tissue. 2. to shed or cast off. anesthetic slough. the iatrogenic slough caused by the injection of a necrotizing anesthetic solution subcutaneously in mistake for an intravenous injection.
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- Medical Definition of lithiasis. plural. lithiases. \-ˌsēz\play. : the formation of stony concretions in the body (as in the urinary tract or gallbladder)—often used in combination cholelithiasis. See words that rhyme with lithiasis.
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What is slough? Slough has different meanings as a nounn and as a verb: As a verb it can be used as a verb with similar meanings to th e above: Also as verb it can mean: 1  As a noun it can be a depression or hollow, usually filled with deep mud or shallow water. Also aa noun it can mean the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically. 2  This is similar to the medical meaning where it refers to any dead skin or tissue that will peel off. 3  As a noun it can refer to a discarded card in a card game.. 4  To shed or cast off, as the slough of a snake.
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- Learn More about slough. Dictionary: Definition of slough Medical Dictionary: Definition of slough Spanish Central: Translation of slough Nglish: Translation of slough for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of slough for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about slough.
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- Noun[edit] 1  Deposits of dirt or bacteria on the body, discharges; bacterial deposits on the teeth or tongue.  Fresh sheets, sponging, a spoonful of animal soup, sordes removed from his cracked lips, black in the candlelight.
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deposition Medical Definition of deposition. 1  1: a process of depositing something the deposition and clearance of a metabolic product. 2  2: something deposited : deposit beta-amyloid depositions in Alzheimer's disease.
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- slough off something. to ignore something or behave as if it was unimportant Politicians sloughed off public anger over the hospital cutbacks until several newspapers ran articles about it. He wrecked the car and then tried to slough it off like it was nothing.
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Definition of 'slough' Definition of 'slough'. Word Frequency. slough (slʌf ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense sloughs , present participle sloughing , past tense , past participle sloughed. verb. When a plant sloughs its leaves, or an animal such as a snake sloughs its skin, the leaves or skin come off naturally.