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Desquamation

Desquamation Meaning & Definition
Desquamation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Desquamation?

[n] loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

Synonyms | Synonyms for Desquamation: peeling | shedding

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See Also | organic phenomenon

Desquamation In Webster's Dictionary

\Des`qua*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. desquamation.] (Med.) The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.

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