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Summary

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slough:
- peau de serpent
Wiktionary:
- slough → escarre

English

Detailed Translations for slough from English to French

slough:

slough [the ~] noun

the slough (snakeskin)
la peau de serpent
- peau de serpent [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for slough:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
peau de serpent	slough; snakeskin
-	gangrene; sphacelus
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	exuviate; molt; moult; shed

Synonyms for "slough":

gangrene; sphacelus; pathology
bog; peat bog
swamp; swampland
covering; natural covering; cover
shed; molt; exuviate; moult; cast; cast off; shake off; throw; throw off; throw away; drop

Related Definitions for "slough":

any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)¹
a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)¹
a hollow filled with mud¹
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass¹
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers¹

Wiktionary Translations for slough:

slough

noun

dead skin on a sore or ulcer
- slough → escarre

slough

noun

médecine|fr Plaie cutanée reliée à une lésion tissulaire profonde, souvent devoir à un alitement prolonger. Terme improprement utilisé pour désigner une croûte résulter de la mortification d’un tissu.
- escarre → eschar; slough

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University