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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The shedding of the outer layers of the skin. countable, uncountable

   "After the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation."

2. 2
   loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

baringcastexhibitionismexposurefoliationpeeling

Example

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"After the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation."

Etymology

From Latin desquamare (“to scrape the scales off a fish”), from squāma (“scale”).

Related phrases

branny desquamation

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