About The Word Desquamate
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Desquamate
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What's The Definition Of Desquamate?
[v] peel off in scales; of skin
Synonyms | Synonyms for Desquamate: peel off Related Terms | Find terms related to Desquamate: 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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