Desquamatory
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Pertaining to exfoliation; Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones. not-comparable
"And this shall be done with a scaling or Desquamatory Trepan, (as they term it) with which you may easily take up as much of the bone, as you shall think expedient: And I have here given you the figure thereof"
- 2 Pertaining to exfoliation; Related to the shedding of endothelial cells. not-comparable
"It is only when the sediment is very abudant, pointing to an exaggerated desquamatory condition, that our attention is called to the condition."
- 3 Pertaining to exfoliation; Pertaining to the shedding or peeling off of the outermost layer of skin cells. not-comparable
"Ultimately, the alteration in stratum corneum lipid organization will affect the levels of free water available to both hydrate the desquamatory enzymes and to participate in their catalytic reactions ."
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More examples"And this shall be done with a scaling or Desquamatory Trepan, (as they term it) with which you may easily take up as much of the bone, as you shall think expedient: And I have here given you the figure thereof"
Etymology
By surface analysis, desquamate + -ory.
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