slough vs progressive emphysematous necrosis

progressive emphysematous necrosis vs slough

slough and progressive emphysematous necrosis both are nouns.

slough is a verb but progressive emphysematous necrosis is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slough	Yes	No	Yes	No
progressive emphysematous necrosis	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

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

slough (noun)	progressive emphysematous necrosis (noun)
any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)	(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon
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)	progressive emphysematous necrosis (verb)
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

Difference between slough and progressive emphysematous necrosis

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