Decrustation
/diːˈkɹʌsteɪʃən/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The removal of a crust (various senses). uncountable, usually
"Decrustation occurs quickest in varicella, slower in variola modificata, and slowest in variola vera. Or, in other words, the greater the amount of eruption the slower the decrustation, and the reverse."
Example
More examples"Decrustation occurs quickest in varicella, slower in variola modificata, and slowest in variola vera. Or, in other words, the greater the amount of eruption the slower the decrustation, and the reverse."
Etymology
Noun of action from the Latin dēcrustō (“I peel off [a crust or outer layer]”), from dē + crustō (“I crust”, from crusta, “crust”). Compare the Old French décrustation.