'Desquamation' definitions:

Definition of 'desquamation'

(from WordNet)
noun
Loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales [syn: desquamation, peeling, shedding]

Definition of 'Desquamation'

From: GCIDE
  • Desquamation \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. Desquamative

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