Fibrin vs. Slough

Fibrinnoun

A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.

Fibrinnoun

An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.

Fibrinnoun

An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.

Fibrinverb

To apply fibrin sealant to a surgical site to either stop bleeding or for surgical flap closure.

Fibrinnoun

A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood either by decomposition of fibrinogen, or from the union of fibrinogen and paraglobulin which exist separately in the blood. It is insoluble in water, but is readily digestible in gastric and pancreatic juice.

Fibrinnoun

The white, albuminous mass remaining after washing lean beef or other meat with water until all coloring matter is removed; the fibrous portion of the muscle tissue; flesh fibrin.

Fibrinnoun

An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.

Fibrinnoun

a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets

Fibrin

Fibrin (also called Factor Ia) is a fibrous, non-globular protein involved in the clotting of blood. It is formed by the action of the protease thrombin on fibrinogen, which causes it to polymerize.

Sloughnoun

The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.

Sloughnoun

Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.

Sloughnoun

(British) A muddy or marshy area.

Sloughnoun

(Eastern United States) A type of swamp or shallow lake system, typically formed as or by the backwater of a larger waterway, similar to a bayou with trees.

Sloughnoun

(Western United States) A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide.

Sloughnoun

A state of depression.

Sloughnoun

(Canadian Prairies) A small pond, often alkaline, many but not all formed by glacial potholes.

Sloughverb

(transitive) To shed (skin).

Sloughverb

(intransitive) To slide off (like a layer of skin).

Sloughverb

To discard.

Sloughverb

To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission.

Sloughadjective

Slow.

Sloughnoun

A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.

Sloughnoun

A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river.

Sloughnoun

The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal.

Sloughnoun

The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification.

Slough

imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

Sloughverb

To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; - often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly.

Sloughverb

To cast off; to discard as refuse.

Sloughnoun

necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

Sloughnoun

a hollow filled with mud

Sloughnoun

a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)

Sloughnoun

any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)

Sloughverb

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers;

Sloughnoun

a town in south-eastern England to the west of London; population 119,400 (est. 2009).

Sloughverb

shed or remove (a layer of dead skin)

Sloughverb

get rid of (something undesirable or no longer required)

Sloughverb

(of dead skin) drop off; be shed

Sloughverb

(of soil or rock) collapse or slide into a hole or depression

Slough

Slough () is a large town in Berkshire, England (within the historic county of Buckinghamshire), 20 miles (32 km) west of central London (Charing Cross) and 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Reading. It is in the Thames Valley and within the London metropolitan area at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways.