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Slough , city (1991 pop. 106,341) and borough, central England. After World War I, the residential city and its outlying area underwent rapid industrial development, owing in part to its proximity to London. Slough was the home of the astronomer William Herschel .

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A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Â© A Dictionary of Nursing 2008, originally published by Oxford University Press 2008. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

slough (sluf) n. dead tissue, such as skin, that separates from healthy tissue after inflammation or infection.

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slough1 soft muddy piece of ground. OE. slōh, slō(g), of unkn. orig.

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