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Desquamate

Desquamate Meaning & Definition
Desquamate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Desquamate?

[v] peel off in scales; of skin

Synonyms | Synonyms for Desquamate: peel off

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See Also | exuviate | molt | moult | shed | slough

Desquamate In Webster's Dictionary

\Des"qua*mate\, v. i. [L. desquamatus, p. p. of desquamare to scale off; de- + squama scale.] (Med.) To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases.

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