slough vs mumification necrosis

mumification necrosis vs slough

slough and mumification necrosis both are nouns.

slough is a verb but mumification necrosis is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slough	Yes	No	Yes	No
mumification necrosis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mumification necrosis is a hyponym of slough; that is, mumification necrosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than slough:

slough: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
mumification necrosis: (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color

Other hyponyms of slough include cold gangrene, dry gangrene, mummification, clostridial myonecrosis, emphysematous gangrene, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, gas gangrene, gas phlegmon, progressive emphysematous necrosis.

slough (noun)	mumification necrosis (noun)
any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)	(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
a hollow filled with mud

slough (verb)	mumification necrosis (verb)
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

Difference between slough and mumification necrosis

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