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| n. (state) | 1. gangrene, slough, sphacelus | necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass. | 
 |  ~ pathology | any deviation from a healthy or normal condition. | 
 |  ~ cold gangrene, dry gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummification | (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color. | 
 |  ~ clostridial myonecrosis, emphysematous gangrene, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, gas gangrene, gas phlegmon, progressive emphysematous necrosis | (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon. | 
| n. (object) | 2. slough | a hollow filled with mud. | 
 |  ~ bog, peat bog | wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel. | 
| n. (object) | 3. slough | a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou). | 
 |  ~ swamp, swampland | low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog. | 
| n. (object) | 4. slough | any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake). | 
 |  ~ covering, natural covering, cover | a natural object that covers or envelops.; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" | 
| v. (body) | 5. exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers.; "our dog sheds every Spring" | 
 |  ~ desquamate, peel off | peel off in scales.; "dry skin desquamates" | 
 |  ~ cast off, shed, throw off, shake off, throw away, throw, cast, drop | get rid of.; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" | 
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