Definition that contains lough
- till work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
- ridge plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
- smallpox a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
- variola a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
- ru 486 an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
- corneum the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
- stratum corneum the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
- horny layer the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
- boustrophedon an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs'
- variola major a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars