slough vs mummification

mummification vs slough

slough and mummification both are nouns.

slough is a verb but mummification is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slough	Yes	No	Yes	No
mummification	Yes	No	No	No

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

slough: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
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

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

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

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

Difference between slough and mummification

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