sloughing

UK
/ˈslaʊ.ɪŋ/; /ˈsluː.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈslaʊ.ɪŋ/; /ˈsluː.ɪŋ/
sloughingnoun
Traducciones
desquamationTerme médical.
The sloughing of dead skin cells is a natural part of the skin's renewal process.
La desquamation des cellules mortes de la peau fait partie du processus naturel de renouvellement cutané.
Definiciones
The process of shedding or casting off dead tissue, especially in the context of skin or cells.
The sloughing of dead skin cells is a natural part of the skin's renewal process.
sloughinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈslʌfɪŋ/
US
/ˈslʌfɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe tissue that is being shed or undergoing slough.
Traducciones
desquamantUsage médical.
The patient presented with sloughing tissue around the wound edges.
Le patient présentait un tissu desquamant autour des bords de la plaie.
Definiciones
Undergoing or characterized by the shedding of dead tissue or cells.
The patient presented with sloughing tissue around the wound edges.
Sinónimos
peeling away
coming off
sloughing off
casting off
sloughverb

sloughing

Gerund

sloughed
Past Simple
sloughed
Past Participle
sloughing
Gerund
UK
/slaʊ/; /sluː/
US
/slaʊ/; /sluː/
Traducciones
muerPour la peau ou un tissu mort qui se détache.
The snake sloughs its skin several times a year.
Le serpent mue plusieurs fois par an.
abandonnerPour se débarrasser de quelque chose de jugé indésirable ; registre courant.
He decided to slough off his old habits and start fresh.
Il a décidé d’abandonner ses vieilles habitudes et de repartir à zéro.
Definiciones
To shed or remove a layer of dead skin or tissue.
The snake sloughs its skin several times a year.
To cast off or discard something considered undesirable or no longer needed.
He decided to slough off his old habits and start fresh.
Sinónimos
get rid of
cast off
sloughnoun
Definiciones
A swamp or shallow lake system, often a backwater to a larger body of water.
The explorers navigated through the slough, careful to avoid the deeper parts of the swamp.
A state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection.
After the failure of his business, he found himself in a slough of despondency.
A situation characterized by lack of progress or activity.
The project was stuck in a slough, with no clear direction or momentum.
A layer or mass of dead tissue separated from living tissue in a wound, or the shed outer skin of a reptile.
The surgeon removed the slough to allow healthy tissue to heal.
sloughproper noun
Definiciones
A town and unitary authority area in Berkshire, south-east England.
Slough lies about twenty miles west of central London.