Associations to the word «Desquamation»

Wiktionary

DESQUAMATION, noun. (medical) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin. For example, once the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation.

Dictionary definition

DESQUAMATION, noun. Loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales.

Wise words

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